“insisted on reform and market-opening”
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Kim Jong-nam
Kim Jong-nam was the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. From roughly 1994 to 2001, he was considered the heir apparent to his father. He was thought to have fallen out of favor after embarrassing the regime in 2001 with a failed attempt to visit Tokyo Disneyland with a false passport, although Kim himself said his loss of favor had been due to advocating reform.
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politics · Son of Kim Jong Il (1971–2017) · politician · also Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jongnam, Kim Jong Nam, Kim Chol, Jong-nam
Born 10 May 1971 · Died 13 February 2017 · Q317824
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2026· 3 entries
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Kim Jong-Nam
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Public attention spiked: 4,892 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.1× the usual 963, with 0 article edits.
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2017· 2 entries
KSL: Malaysia police chief: Suspects in Kim Jong Nam killing were trained to wipe toxin on his face, then wash hands
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Died 2017-02-13.
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2012· 2 entries
Titled My Father, Kim Jong Il, and me by Japanese journalist Gomi Yōji who had interviewed him on numerous occasions, Kim Jong-nam said that he expected the leadership of Kim Jong Un to fail, citing that he was too inexp
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There was another assassination attempt on Kim Jong-nam, who later that year sent a letter to his half-brother begging for his life
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2007· 1 entry
That Kim Jong-nam had a Portuguese passport
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2001· 1 entry
With a failed attempt to visit Tokyo Disneyland with a false passport, although Kim himself said his loss of favor had been due to advocating reform
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2000· 1 entry
That he "[did] not wish to succeed his father"
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1998· 1 entry
Kim Jong-nam was appointed to a senior position in the Ministry of Public Security of North Korea, as a future leader
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1971· 1 entry
Born 1971-05-10.
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