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In 1994, Park Young-man, the course regular, told Australian journalist Eric Ellis that Kim Jong-il once scored a 34 on the course. Park continued that Kim achieved a birdie or better on every hole and had five holes-in-one. Later, this claim was further embellished to say that he had scored 11 holes in one, and that this was on the first round ...
The Complete Collection of Kim Jong Il's Works is currently in volume 13. [190] There is a "Kim Jong Il's Works Exhibition House" dedicated to his works in North Korea, holding 1,100 of his works and manuscripts. [191] In his teens and university years, Kim had written poems. [192] He also wrote song lyrics. [193]
Due to the limited information, it is hard to make accurate predictions about North Korea. North Korea's collapse has been predicted for decades, for example, after the Korean War, during the economic collapse in the 1990s, after Kim Il Sung's death in 1994, after Kim Jong Il's death in 2011, and after rumours of Kim Jong Un's death in 2020. [126]
The Paektusan Secret Camp is claimed to be a former military base on Mount Paektu, and the claimed birthplace of Kim Jong-Il, [1] though other sources report he was born in the USSR. The North Korean government claims that it played an important role in the resistance against the Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula, and was occupied by ...
Following Kim Jong Il's death in 2011, a similar statue of him was erected on the north side of Kim Il Sung. At the same time, Kim Il Sung's statue was altered to portray him at a later age and smiling. Kim Il Sung's original Mao suit was also replaced with a Western-style suit. The statue of Kim Jong Il initially featured a long coat but it ...
In 2004, there was a huge explosion at a rail station near the Chinese border after Kim Jong Il passed on train returning from China, killing more than 100 people. The cause, and whether it was an ...
The former president repeats his claim that he’s shot no fewer than seven holes-in-one. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
This axis across the center of Pyongyang symbolizes the dynasty of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. [8] The monument site in its entirety spans 25,000 square meters. [9] This includes a plaza in front of the monument where dances and festivities are held. [10] The lawn of the park surrounding the monument is 15,000 square meters in extent.