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Kim Jong Un (English: / ˌ k ɪ m dʒ ɒ ŋ ˈ ʊ n,-ˈ uː n /; Korean: 김정은; born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) 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.
Apr 23, 2024 · Kim Jong-Un, North Korean political official who succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il, as leader of North Korea in 2011. Little of his early life is known, but in 2009 it became clear that he was being groomed as his father’s successor. Once in office, he ramped up North Korea’s nuclear program.
3 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.
Sep 11, 2023 · Under Kim Jong Un in 2022 Pyongyang tested a record number of missiles, aimed two ballistic missiles over Japan, and has continued preparing for a seventh nuclear test - one that analysts...
Dec 16, 2021 · Various short and medium range missiles were also tested, and three more underground nuclear explosions were detonated. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves from a balcony following a...
Dec 16, 2021 · Ten North Korean defectors - including one of his top diplomats - reflect on 10 years of Kim Jong-un. A new start. Student Kim Geum-hyok did something that could have got him shot the day...
Dec 17, 2021 · As presidents and pandemics come and go elsewhere in the world, the first 10 years of Kim Jong Un’s rule could be the trial and error that sets the stage for the decades ahead.
