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The supreme leader of North Korea (Korean: 최고령도자; MR: Ch'oego Ryŏngdoja) is the de facto hereditary leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea, the state and the Korean People's Army. The title is honorary, given only after death in the first two cases.
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 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012.
Supreme leader Took office Left office Time in office Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Tu-bong 김두봉 (1889–1958) 9 September 1948 20 September 1957 9 years, 11 days Workers' Party of North Korea: 1st SPA: Kim Il Sung: Workers' Party of Korea: Choe Yong-gon 최용건 (1900–1976) 20 September 1957 28 ...
Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of North Korea (Getty Images) In late February, hackers breached the Dubai-based Bybit, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, and stole about $1.5 ...
Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Kim Jong Un, the current Supreme Leader of North Korea, holds many titles and offices.
North Korea marked the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units at a ceremony where leader Kim Jong Un called for a ceaseless expansion of his military's ...
The 1972 North Korean constitution stated that the president of North Korea is also the chairman of the National Defence Commission, as well as the supreme commander of the country's armed forces. [2] Kim Il Sung, who was the president of North Korea, was the chairman of the National Defence Commission from 28 December 1972 until 9 April 1993.
On April 14, 2012, during the fifth session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly Kim Jong Un was elected as the country's supreme leader. Addressing the SPA session, Kim Yong-nam, chairman of the SPA Presidium, said Kim's accession to North Korea's top post reflected "the ardent desire and unanimous will of all the party members ...