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Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong Il was a North Korean politician and dictator who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994 until his own death in 2011. Posthumously, Kim Jong Il was declared an eternal leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
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Born 16 February 1941 · Died 17 December 2011 · Q10665
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2026· 2 entries
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2025· 1 entry
UPI: Kim Jong Un visits Kumsusan Palace on anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death
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2021· 1 entry
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo shows Roh Moo-hyun making heart gesture at summit with Kim Jong-il” Altered Image.
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2012· 3 entries
Awarded Order of Kim Il Sung (2012).
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To name Kim Jong Il as the Eternal General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission
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They also had a daughter, Kim Yo Jong, who was about 23 years old in 2012.
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2011· 11 entries
Died 2011-12-17.
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“In their day, Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Stalin represented the aspirations and demands of the exploited working masses, and the cause of socialism was inseparably linked with their names.”
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“The physical life of an individual person is limited, but the life of the masses united as an independent social-political organism is immortal.… Only when an individual becomes a member of this community can he acquire the immortal social-political life.”
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“Solo quando il sistema è completamente instaurato il Partito può portare avanti la sua missione di Stato Maggiore della rivoluzione e organizzare le grandi masse per lanciare la lotta rivoluzionaria ed eseguire in modo efficiente il lavoro della costruzione.”
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“The core in the Juche outlook on the revolution is loyalty to the party and the leader. The cause of socialism and communism is started by the leader and is carried out under the guidance of the party and the leader.”
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“All exploiting classes, after all, constitute a reaction against history; they are the target of revolution.”
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“Nothing is impossible for a man with a strong will. The possible is in store only for a man who loves the future. There is no word "impossible" in the Korean language.”
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“El núcleo de la concepción jucheana de la revolución lo constituye la fidelidad al partido y al líder. La causa del socialismo y el comunismo se inicia por el líder y se lleva adelante bajo su dirección y la del partido.”
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“Den kulturella revolutionen är en viktig revolution vars uppgift är att fostra vårt arbetande folk till allsidigt utvecklade män och kvinnor och tillgodose deras ökande kulturella behov./.../”
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“Unification of the fatherland is an act of supreme patriotism" (1970s), quoted in Kim Jong Il Handbook (2011) by International Business Publications USA”
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“It's all a lie. They're just pretending to praise me.”
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2010· 8 entries
Won Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (2010).
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With the sinking of ROKS Cheonan and the bombardment of Yeonpyeong, which effectively killed the Sunshine Policy
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“Rodung Sinmun (9 January 2010)”
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The North Korean media reported that Kim's distinctive clothing had set worldwide fashion trends
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With the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan and the bombardment of Yeonpyeong, which effectively killed the Sunshine Policy
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Leaked diplomatic cables purportedly attested that Kim suffered from epilepsy
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Following the sinking of ROKS Cheonan and the bombardment of Yeonpyeong
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And 2011 were a sign of his improving health and a possible slowdown in succession might follow
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2009· 1 entry
Initiated or approved by Kim personally, caused brief economic chaos and protests and uncovered the vulnerability of the country's societal fabric in the face of crisis
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2008· 3 entries
Foreign observers assumed that Kim had either fallen seriously ill or died
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And was treated by himself and other French doctors at Pyongyang's Red Cross Hospital
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“Io sono anche un esperto di internet. Va bene connettere solo le zone industriali, ma ci sono molti problemi se altre regioni della Corea del Nord avranno l'accesso. (citato in North Korea Dear Leader Kim Jong Il: "I'm an Internet expert too", Ars Technica, 5 ottobre 2008)”
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2007· 1 entry
“North Korea Dear Leader Kim Jong Il: "I'm an Internet expert too"". Ars Technica. 2007-10-05. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.”
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2006· 4 entries
She traveled with Kim on a secretive trip to China in January 2006, where she was received by Chinese officials as Kim's wife.
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Becoming the world's ninth nuclear-armed state, followed by another nuclear test in 2009, leading to international sanctions against North Korea
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Kim expressed admiration for China's rapid economic progress
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Was involved in the production of the Juche-based movie The Schoolgirl's Diary, which depicted the life of a young girl whose parents are scientists, with a KCNA news report stating that Kim "improved its script and g
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2005· 2 entries
Won Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" presented by Vladimir Putin (2005).
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Awarded National Order of Merit (2005).
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2003· 2 entries
As well as a failed currency reform in 2009
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“The Songun-based revolutionary line is a great revolutionary line of our era and an ever-victorious banner of our revolution", address to the senior officials of the Central Committee of the Worker's Party (29 January 2003), in Selected Works vol. 15”
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2002· 6 entries
Kim declared that "money should be capable of measuring the worth of all commodities
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“Remarks to Kyodo News Service before a visit from Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi (September 14, 2002), in Selected Works vol. 15”
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“On Having a Correct Understanding of Nationalism," Talks to senior officials of the Central Committee (February 2002), in Selected Works vol. 15”
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“money should be capable of measuring the worth of all commodities.”
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Kim's government admitted to having produced nuclear weapons in violation of the 1994 agreement
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Keeping the North afloat despite a continued dependency on foreign aid for food
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2001· 2 entries
“Conversation with Konstantin Pulikovsky (Summer 2001), quoted in his book Orient Express”
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Where he was caught attempting to enter Japan on a fake passport to visit Tokyo Disneyland
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2000· 4 entries
Followed by a meeting with president Roh Moo-hyun in 2007
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After a meeting with Madeleine Albright, he agreed to a moratorium on missile construction
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And from then until his supposed death three-and-a-half years later he was using a wheelchair
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It was reported that the Workers' Party of Korea Publishing House has published at least 120 works by Kim
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1998· 5 entries
Due to the incidents that occurred at the Hwanghae Steel Works in South Hwanghae Province, Kim Jong Il is said to have feared alienation from the public, and started an investigation into Simhwajo, leading to its dismant
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Was re-elected as chairman of the National Defence Commission, and a constitutional amendment strengthened the role of National Defence Commission in the country's affairs
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The Supreme People's Assembly wrote the president's post out of the constitution and designated Kim Il Sung as the country's "Eternal President" in order to honor his memory forever
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“Let us bring about about a fresh turn in economic work and the people's standard of living by following the example of Jagang Province," collected remarks during field guidance visits to Jagang (1998), in Selected Works vol. 14”
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South Korean President Kim Dae-jung implemented the "Sunshine Policy" to improve North-South relations and to allow South Korean companies to start projects in the North
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1997· 1 entry
Career landmark: General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–2011).
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1996· 3 entries
The Sokcho incident and Yeosu incident in 1998 and the Battles of Yeonpyeong in 1999 and 2002
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In an attempt to evade his government's responsibility for the 1990s famine, Kim Jong Il launched a large-scale purge campaign named the Deepening Group Incident, establishing a secret police organisation called the Simh
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“Nei loro giorni, Carlo Marx, Ljenin e Stalin rappresentarono le aspirazioni e le rivendicazioni delle masse lavoratrici e la causa del socialismo è inseparabilmente connessa al loro nome. (da Rispettare i precursori della rivoluzione è una nobile obbligazione morale dei rivoluzionarii, 1996)”
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1995· 2 entries
Won Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1995).
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“Rodong Sinmun (25 December 1995) "Respecting the forerunners of the revolution is a noble moral obligation of revolutionaries," also in Selected Works vol. 14”
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1994· 6 entries
Career landmark: Supreme Leader of North Korea (1994–2011).
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“Socialism is a Science," article in Rodong Sinmun (1 November 1994), also in Selected Works vol. 13”
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“El socialismo es ciencia" (1/11/1994)”
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North Korea and the United States signed an Agreed Framework which was designed to freeze and eventually dismantle the North's nuclear weapons program in exchange for aid in producing two power-generating nuclear reactor
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Kim kept both the relationship and the child a secret (even from his father) until he ascended to power in 1994.
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“Let us further consolidate the position of the socialist revolution through effective party work," speech to the Central Committee (January 1, 1994), in Selected Works vol. 13”
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1993· 1 entry
“Abuses of socialism are intolerable," article in Central Committee magazine Kulloja (March 1, 1993)”
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1992· 12 entries
Awarded Order of Independence (1992).
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Awarded Order of Kim Il Sung (1992).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali (1992).
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“Military review on the 60th anniversary of the KPA (25 April 1992), the only occasion of Kim's voice being broadcast in the DPRK”
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Kim Il Sung publicly stated that his son was in charge of all internal affairs in North Korea
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Kim made his first and only public speech during a military parade for the KPA's 60th anniversary and said: "Glory to the officers and soldiers of the heroic Korean People's Army
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Radio broadcasts started referring to him as the "Dear Father", instead of the "Dear Leader", suggesting a promotion
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And was frequently broadcast on the radio, television, and from loudspeakers on the streets of Pyongyang
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“risultati del colloquio coi dirigenti del Comitato Centrale del Partito del Lavoro di Corea (14 novembre 1992), riportato in Jucheitalia.it”
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“colloquio coi dirigenti del Comitato Centrale del Partito del Lavoro di Corea (4 febbraio 1992), riportato in Jucheitalia.it”
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When North Korean founder Kim Il Sung was promoted to Dae Wonsu
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“Gloria agli eroici soldati dell'Esercito! (Commento ad una rivista militare nel 1992, e l'unica volta della voce di Kim in onda )”
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1991· 1 entry
And became Supreme Leader upon his father's death
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1990· 2 entries
“discorso pronunciato dinanzi ai responsabili del Comitato Centrale del Partito del Lavoro di Corea (30 maggio 1990), riportato in Jucheitalia.it”
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“risultati del colloquio coi dirigenti del Comitato Centrale del Partito del Lavoro di Corea (25 ottobre 1990), riportato in Jucheitalia.it”
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1987· 1 entry
Which killed all 115 onboard Korean Air Flight 858
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1986· 3 entries
Awarded National Order of Niger (1986).
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“Theory of the Immortal Social-Political Body”
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“Theory of the Immortal Social-Political Body" (1986)”
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1985· 1 entry
Won Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1985).
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1983· 5 entries
Awarded Order of the Republic, 1st Class (1983).
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“Let us advance under the banner of Marxism-Leninism and the Juche Idea" (3 May 1983)”
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“Scritto pubblicato nel 3 maggio 1983 in occasione del centenario della morte di Marx e del 165° anniversario della sua nascita, riportato in Italiacoreapopolare.wordpress.com”
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“Remark to kidnapped South Korean director Shin Sang-ok (7 March 1983); quoted in Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader”
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“È tutta una menzogna. Stanno solo fingendo di lodarmi. (Nota al regista sud-coreano rapito Shin Sang-ok, 7 marzo 1983)”
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1982· 2 entries
“On the Juche Idea, treatise submitted to the National Seminar on the Juche Idea held to mark the 70th birthday of the Great Leader Comrade Kim II Sung (31 March 1982)”
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“Sobre la idea Juche" (31/3/1982)”
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1981· 1 entry
They had two sons, Kim Jong-chul (in 1981) and Kim Jong Un, also "Jong Woon" or "Jong Woong" (in 1983).
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1980· 1 entry
At the 6th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea
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1979· 2 entries
Kim Pyong Il began a series of diplomatic postings in Europe, arranged so as then he could not influence politics in North Korea
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“discorso ad una assemblea consultiva dei Dirigenti Superiori dei Dipartimenti di Direzione Organizzativa e di Agitazione e Propaganda del Comitato Centrale del Partito del Lavoro di Corea (28 Aprile 1979), riportato in Jucheitalia.it”
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1978· 3 entries
Awarded Order of Kim Il Sung (1978).
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Portraits of Kim Jong Il's position as heir apparent was briefly in doubt, with his portraits being taken down in barracks and mentions of "Party Centre" dropping, though by 1979, his position was back on track
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On Kim's orders South Korean film director Shin Sang-ok and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee were kidnapped in order to build a North Korean film industry
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1977· 1 entry
When in a booklet he was designated as Kim Il Sung's only heir
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1976· 1 entry
Kim Song-ae lost her position as chair of the Korean Democratic Women's Union, which was her vital power base
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1974· 1 entry
“On some questions in understanding the Juche philosophy", speech delivered to theoretical propagandists of the Party, April 2, 1974”
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1973· 1 entry
Kim Jong Il developed the movie Our Family's Problem, which featured the evil wife who was manipulating a good official; this was seen as an indirect message by Jong Il to Il Sung regarding Song-ae
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1972· 1 entry
And became its secretary the following year
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1971· 1 entry
They had one son, Kim Jong-nam (1971–2017), who was Kim Jong Il's eldest son.
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1970· 1 entry
Kim Jong Il reportedly suggested that everyone in the North Korea be mandated to wear badges with Kim Il Sung's portrait, which was subsequently adopted
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1969· 2 entries
Produced a film adaptation of the North Korean opera Sea of Blood
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Was appointed as the head of Kim Il Sung's personal guard
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1968· 1 entry
They had a daughter called Kim Hye Kyung, born in 1968, and divorced in 1969.
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1967· 1 entry
And played a key role in the development of the Juche ideology, North Korean cult of personality and the Monolithic Ideological System
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1966· 1 entry
“sintesi di tre discorsi del Dirigente Kim Jong Il agli scienziati sociali in occasione del 21° anniversario della sua elezione a Segretario Generale del Partito del Lavoro di Corea (20 maggio, 17 giugno e 30 settembre 1966), riportato in Italiacoreapopolare.wordpress.com”
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1964· 1 entry
Studied at Kim Il-sung University (1964).
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1961· 1 entry
And rose through its ranks, joining the Propaganda and Agitation Department (PAD) in 1966
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1945· 1 entry
Kim was four years old when World War II ended and Korea regained independence from Japan
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1941· 3 entries
Born 1941-02-16.
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In either the camp of Vyatskoye, near Khabarovsk, or camp Voroshilov near Nikolsk
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In the far eastern region of the Soviet Union and moved to Pyongyang in 1945 following the end of Japanese rule
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