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The two half-brothers Kim Jong Un and Kim Jong-nam never met, because of the ancient practice of raising potential successors separately. [31] [32] From the early 1980s onward, Kim Jong Il dichotomized the Kim Family between its main, or central, branch (won kaji) and its side, or extraneous, branch (kyot kaji). The main branch referred to Kim ...
Ri Sol-ju (Korean: 리설주; born c. 1985–1989) [2] [3] [4] is the current First Lady of North Korea as the wife of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. [5]Little is known about her from official North Korean sources, but outside sources have speculated more about her background.
Yonhap has stated that, according to multiple unnamed sources, Kim Jong Un has also put to death members of Jang's family, to completely destroy all traces of Jang's existence through "extensive executions" of his family, including the children and grandchildren of all close relatives. Those reportedly killed in Kim's purge include Jang's ...
Kim Jong Un (1 C, 19 P) Pages in category "Kim family (North Korea)" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
Sung-Yoon Lee: Kim Yo Jong is the first preeminent and powerful female figure to emerge in the brutish, male-dominated political landscape of North Korea, ruled by the Kim family for 75 years ...
According to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un had the entire family of his late uncle Jang Song-thaek executed - including children. Jang was one of North Korea's ...
North Korea displayed the portrait of Kim Jong Un next to those of his father and grandfather — a significant step in cementing his status as leader of the nuclear-armed state.
The founder of the clan is considered to be Kim T'ae-sŏ, a descendant of King Gyeongsun of Silla. [1] [2] As of the South Korean census of 2015, there are currently 56,989 members of the Jeonju Kim clan. [3] The current North Korean Kim dynasty hails from this clan, as Kim Jong Un is the 34th generation descendant of Kim T'ae-sŏ. [4]