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Kim Jong Un [d] (born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) [b] is a North Korean politician and dictator who has been the third Supreme Leader of North Korea since December 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. Dictator of North Korea from 1948 to 1994 In this Korean name, the family name is Kim. Eternal President Kim Il Sung 김일성 Official portrait, 1966 General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea In office 12 October 1966 – 8 July 1994 Secretary See list Choe Yong-gon Kim Il Pak Kum ...
One of the most prominent guerrilla leaders was the Communist Kim Il Sung. [8] Division of Korea (1945–1950) ... By 1949, North Korea was a full-fledged Communist ...
North Korea's founding leader, Kim Il Sung, Kim's grandfather, travelled abroad by train regularly during his rule until his death in 1994. ... saying Kim hoping for a "communist utopia" is on a ...
North Korea, [d] officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), [e] is a country in East Asia.It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang, North Korea, 19 June 2024. The foreign relations of North Korea have been shaped by its conflict with South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea) and its historical ties with world communism.
Official North Korean historians tend to seek to downplay the role of early communist leaders like Pak Hon-yong. Official North Korean sources claim that the name of the Bureau was changed to 'Organizational Committee of the Communist Party of North Korea' (often simply referred to as the 'Communist Party of North Korea').
While the late leader was titled the Eternal President of North Korea, the actual office of the President was written out of the constitution in 1998 making the head of state undefined again. His son and successor, Kim Jong Il , kept official titles given to him by the late president and never formally became the head of state.