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Kim Jong-un
28 December 2011: The day that would change the lives of those who lived in North Korea, and impact those of our entire world. This date is marked by the burial of the supreme leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il and the declaration of the new supreme leader, his son, Kim Jong-un.
Kim was born January 8, 1983 in North Korea. His predecessor and father was Kim Jong-il, and mother Ko Yong-hui, an opera singer. Kim went to a school in Switzerland and had to use a fake name for security reasons. He returned home in 2000. Fast forward to 2009 and Kim gets the title “Brilliant Comrade”, a title similar to those held by the two former supreme leaders. Though Kim is the youngest, he was still chosen to be the next leader of North Korea, and “is apparently …show more content…

Most people say that this stunt was to boost his military combat rèsumè. “Kim Jong-un was named by the government as his father’s successor. He also took his father's seats in the Worker's Party of Korea, the Politburo Presidium, and the Central Military Commission.” Like his father, Kim married an opera singer by the name of Ri Sol-ju. Soon after their daughter, Kim Ju-ae, was born, and the new supreme leader was also crowned with the title of “wonsu, or marshal, the highest rank in the North Korean military.” The next two years were filled with kim methodically removing his father’s government officials, some who happened to be family members and replacing them with his own people. “In March 2014, Kim ran unopposed

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