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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 January 2025. Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011 For the South Korean long jumper, see Kim Jong-il (long jumper). In this Korean name, the family name is Kim. Eternal General Secretary Kim Jong Il 김정일 Kim in August 2011 General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea In office 8 October ...
The Kim family, officially the Mount Paektu bloodline (Korean: 백두혈통), named for Paektu Mountain, in the ideological discourse of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), and often referred to as the Kim dynasty after the Cold War's end, is a three-generation lineage of North Korean leadership, descending from the country's founder and first leader, Kim Il Sung.
Kim Yo Jong is the youngest child of former North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Il and his wife, Ko Yong Hui. [7] The U.S. Treasury lists her birthdate as 26 September 1989, [8] while South Korean sources place her birth on 26 September 1987.
Kim Yo Jong appeared destined for a powerful career from a young age. Kim Jong Il once bragged to foreign interlocutors in 2002 that his youngest daughter was interested in politics and eager to ...
Kim Young-sook (김영숙; born 1947) was the second wife of Kim Jong Il. [1] [failed verification] She was the daughter of a high-ranking military official, and was a switchboard operator in North Hamgyong Province before moving to Pyongyang. [2] Kim Jong Il's father, Kim Il Sung, handpicked her to marry his son. [2]
Their birthdays — April 15 for Kim Il Sung, and Feb. 16 for Kim Jong Il — are typically celebrated with tributes to their giant statues, dance parties, fireworks and art performances.
Ko Yong-hui (Korean: 고용희; Korean pronunciation: [ko̞.jo̞ŋ.βwi]; 26 June 1952 – 13 August 2004), [1] [2] [3] also spelled Ko Young-hee, was the mistress of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Il and the mother of his successor, Kim Jong Un.
By RYAN GORMAN A former bodyguard to North Korean leader for life Kim Jong-il has detailed his bizarre taekwondo-based training regimen. Lee Young-guk guarded "Dear Leader" for 10 years until he ...