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Kim Jong Un [c] [d] (English: / ˌ k ɪ m dʒ ɒ ŋ ˈ ʊ n,-ˈ uː n /; [3] born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) [e] is a North Korean politician who has been supreme leader of North Korea since December 2011 and the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012.
1 day ago · 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.
Sep 11, 2023 · When Kim Jong Un took control of North Korea at just 27, the world knew little about him. The sombre, subdued and rounded figure that was often the subject of international ridicule in those...
Dec 17, 2021 · Here are 10 facts about Kim Jong-un. 1. He is North Korea’s third head of state. Kim Jong-un succeeded his father, Kim Jong-il as leader of North Korea in 2011. He was the second child of Kim Jong-il and his wife Ko Yong-hui. Kim Il-sung, founder of North Korea, was his grandfather.
Kim Jong-Un is a North Korean political official who succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il, as supreme leader of North Korea (2011– ) and the first secretary of the Korean Workers' Party. The early years of his reign were characterized by a ruthless consolidation of power and saw a sharp acceleration of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
Jul 29, 2019 · Kim Jong-un (reportedly born January 8, 1984) is a North Korean politician who in 2011 became the third Supreme Leader of North Korea upon the death of his father and second leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il.
Jun 17, 2020 · In North Korea, all authority flows from Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. He has reinstated the party as the central hub to consolidate his power and bring elites to heel.
Kim Jong-Un, or Kim Jong-Eun, (born Jan. 8, 1983?, North Korea), North Korean leader (2011– ), the youngest son of Kim Jong Il. In 2009, amid speculation that he was to be his father’s successor, Kim Jong-Un was given a post on the powerful National Defense Commission and was reportedly named head of the State Security Department.
Jan 23, 2024 · Kim Jong Un has scrapped the bedrock goal of reconciling and re-uniting with South Korea, they said. Instead, he's presenting the North and South as two independent states at war with each...
Sep 20, 2023 · Kim Jong Un is the third son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. His exact birth year is publicly unavailable, but he is widely believed to be in his 30s now. Hide Caption
