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t. e. The death of Kim Jong Il was reported by North Korean state television news on 19 December 2011. [1] The presenter Ri Chun-hee announced that he had died on 17 December at 8:30 am of a massive heart attack while travelling by train to an area outside Pyongyang.
- 17–29 December 2011
Dec 19, 2011 · In a statement read by a tearful television announcer that was repeated by other state-run media, North Korea said Kim Jong-il had died of a heart attack while on his train, as he was...
Dec 18, 2011 · North Korea’s enigmatic leader Kim Jong Il – who, after succeeding his father 17 years ago, captained his poor, closed nation and antagonized its enemies – is dead, state media...
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- the CNN Wire Staff
Dec 19, 2011 · View slideshow. North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il has died of apparent heart failure. He was 69. In a "special broadcast" Monday from the North Korean capital, state media said Kim...
Dec 19, 2011 · Kim Jong Il, North Korea's longtime dictator who allowed his people to starve while building a vast military, has died of heart failure. His death sparked immediate concern over who...
- NBC Universal
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Dec 19, 2011 · December 19, 2011 / 7:47 AM EST / CBS/AP. Updated 6:05 a.m. Eastern. SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Jong Il, the mercurial and enigmatic North Korean leader whose iron rule and nuclear...
Dec 19, 2011 · Sun 18 Dec 2011 22.42 EST. A tearful television presenter announces the death of Kim Jong-il Reuters. Kim Jong-il, the "dear leader" still venerated by many in North Korea but...