Kim Jong-il
| Kim Jong-il | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김정일 |
| Hancha | 金正日 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chŏngil |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jeong(-)il |
| Kim Jong-il 김정일 |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Kim Jong-Il in August 2011 | |
| Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea "Highest Post" since September 5, 1998 Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission since April 13, 2012 |
|
| In office 9 April 1993 – 17 December 2011 |
|
| President | Kim Yong-nam |
| Premier | Hong Song-nam Pak Pong-ju Kim Yong-il Choe Yong-rim |
| Preceded by | Kim Il-sung |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong-un |
| Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army | |
| In office 24 December 1991 – 17 December 2011 |
|
| Preceded by | Kim Il-sung |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong-un |
| General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
| In office 8 October 1997 – 17 December 2011 |
|
| Preceded by | Kim Il-sung |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong-un (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 16, 1941 Vyatskoye, Soviet Union (Soviet records) February 16, 1942 Mt. Baekdu, Japanese Korea (North Korean records) |
| Died | December 17, 2011 (aged 70) Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Young-sook (estranged) Ko Young-hee (deceased) |
| Domestic partner | Song Hye-rim (deceased) Kim Ok |
| Relations | Kim Il-sung (father, deceased) Kim Jong-suk (mother, deceased) Kyong-hui (sister) Kim Pyong-il (half-brother) Kim Hyong-jik (grandfather) Kim Song-ae (father's widow) Chang Sung-taek (brother-in-law) |
| Children | Kim Jong-nam Kim Sul-song Kim Jong-chul Kim Jong-un |
| Religion | self-proclaimed Juche |
- In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Jong-il, birth name Yuri Irsenovich Kim (according to Soviet records)[1][2][3][4] (Korean: 김정일; 金正日, February 16, 1941 – December 17, 2011) was the Supreme Leader of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) from the time of his father's death in 1994 until his own death in 2011. He was the son of Kim Il-Sŏng. Official North Korean propaganda said that Jong-il was born on Mount Paektu (a holy mountain in Korea); but most historians think that he was born near Chabarowsk in the Soviet Union. Inside North Korea, it was the law that no one could try to replace Jong-il as leader of the country. He was sometimes referred to as the "Dear Leader", but this was not an official title. His official title was "Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea", "Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army" and "General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea". Many people in North Korea were imprisoned or killed for speaking out against the Kim regime. Almost everyone in North Korea wore a small pin with a picture of Kim Jŏng-Il or Kim Il-Sŏng on it.
The North Korean government told people of his death through the state media on December 19, 2011. It was said that he had died two days earlier of "physical and mental over-work".[5][6]
Contents |
Early life[change]
Jong-il was born Yuri Irsenovich Kim on February 16, 1941.
Personal life[change]
Jong-il was a Stalinist. He believed in the North Korean Communist philosophy of Juche (self-reliance). He was afraid to travel on aeroplanes and traveled only on trains. He was well known for his love of movies and luxury goods, especially caviar and Hennessey brand cognac, even though North Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world. Former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once gave Jong-il a present of a basketball signed by Michael Jordan when he visited North Korea because Jong-il was a fan of the National Basketball Association and of Michael Jordan.
Death[change]
On December 17, 2011, Jong-il died while traveling of a heart attack. His funeral was held on December 28, and as a result, Kim Jong-un was then elected as the new leader of North Korea. On 13 April 2012, Kim Jong-il was made Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission and Eternal General Secretary of the Workers Party of Korea.
References[change]
- ↑ Chung, Byoung-sun (22 August 2002), "Sergeyevna Remembers Kim Jong Il", The Chosun Ilbo, http://nk.chosun.com/english/news/news.html?ACT=detail&res_id=7283, retrieved 19 February 2007
- ↑ Sheets, Lawrence (12 February 2004), "A Visit to Kim Jong Il's Russian Birthplace", National Public Radio, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1671983, retrieved 19 February 2007
- ↑ "CNN.com". CNN. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0607/05/i_ins.01.html.
- ↑ http://www.life.com/gallery/26532/image/51407067/north-korea-secrets-and-lies#index/7
- ↑ "N Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies". BBC News. 19 December 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16239693. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ↑ "North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il, 69, Has Died". Salon. 19 December 2011. http://www.salon.com/2011/12/19/north_korean_leader_kim_jong_il_69_has_died/. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
Other websites[change]
Dictionary definitions from Wiktionary
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Quotations from Wikiquote
Source texts from Wikisource
Images and media from Commons
News stories from Wikinews
- Kim Jong Il: Brief HistoryPDF (893 KiB) – Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang DPR Korea (1998)
- Born in the USSR – Kim Jong-il's childhood.
- The many family secrets of Kim Jong Il
- "Hidden Daughter" Visits Kim Jong-il Every Year (also includes photos of Kim during his youth)
- Kim's family tree (Korean)
This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.
