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Kim Jong Il was known for his "Speed Battle Cut" crew cut when he first came to prominence in the early 1980s, though he later reverted to the short sided bouffant favored by his father. [3] After Kim Jong Il succeeded his father, some of the state's restrictions on Western fashion were relaxed.
Kim Jong Il [a] (/ ˌ k ɪ m dʒ ɒ ŋ ˈ ɪ l / ⓘ; [3] Korean: 김정일; Korean pronunciation: [kim.dzɔŋ.il]; [b] born Yuri Kim; [c] 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea.
Images of Kim Jong Il, too, went from Mao suit to the Taewonsu uniform. [2] Under Kim Jong Un, the appearances of the portraits have become increasingly standardized. [8] The current versions of the portraits consists of Kim Il Sung in a western-style suit and Kim Jong Il wearing his trademark green jumpsuit.
Every North Korean is given a lapel badge when they turn 12 bearing the image of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and it must be worn whenever they leave home.
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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.
It is thought that Kim's official birth year was changed for symbolic reasons; 1982 marked the seventieth birthday of his grandfather Kim Il Sung, and forty years after the official birth of his father Kim Jong Il. [8] Kim Jong Un is the second of three children of Ko Yong Hui and Kim Jong Il; his elder brother, Kim Jong Chul, was born in 1981 ...
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 ...