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Kim Jong Un [c] [d] [e] ( English: / ˌkɪm dʒɒŋˈʊn, - ˈuːn /; [2] Korean: 김정은; born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) [f] is a North Korean politician who has been supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. [g] He is the third son of Kim Jong Il, who was the second supreme ...
5 days ago · South Korea’s central bank estimated last year that the North Korean economy contracted for the third straight year in 2022, with a real gross domestic product of $24.64bn, equating to an annual ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Kim Jong-Un (born January 8, 1984?, North Korea) is a North Korean political official who succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il, as leader of North Korea (2011– ). Childhood and rise to power The youngest of Kim Jong Il ’s three sons, Kim Jong-Un lived most of his life out of the public eye, and little was known about him.
Apr 22, 2024 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised salvo launches of the country’s “super-large” multiple rocket launchers that simulated a nuclear counterattack against enemy targets, state media said Tuesday, adding to testing activities and threats that have raised tensions in the region.
Sep 11, 2023 · Not much was known of Kim Jong Un's personal life until television footage of an unidentified woman attending events with him surfaced. In July 2012, state media announced that he was married to ...
4 days ago · Jang had been instrumental in bolstering Kim Jong Un’s rise as a great leader after his father suffered a stroke in August 2008. Jang also had made sure to ensure the continuing control of the Kim family over North Korea and, in particular, to prepare the young Kim Jong Un to take power when his father ultimately died in December 2011.
Jan 3, 2023 · Last year, in a rare admission, Mr Kim spoke of a "food crisis". Then in May 2022, North Korea admitted its first outbreak of the virus, but mere months later claimed to have defeated it.
