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Kim Pyong Il (Korean: 김평일, Korean pronunciation: [kim.pʰjɔŋ.il]; born 10 August 1954) is the younger paternal half-brother of the former leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, and the only surviving son of former leader and president of North Korea Kim Il Sung. [2]
Following his death in 1994, Kim Il Sung's role as supreme leader was passed on to his son Kim Jong Il, and then to his grandson Kim Jong Un. All three leaders have served as leaders of the WPK and served as North Korea's supreme leaders since the state's establishment in 1948.
Kim was the General Secretary of the WPK, WPK Presidium, Chairman of the National Defence Commission (NDC) of North Korea and the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA), the fourth-largest standing army in the world. Kim ruled North Korea as a repressive and totalitarian dictatorship.
Apr 24, 2020 · Kim Pyong-il, who has been serving as a diplomat abroad for forty years and recently returned to Pyongyang, is within the Baektu Bloodline and may be invited into the inner circle to support...
Apr 29, 2020 · After losing out in the 1970s to his half-brother, Kim Jong-il – who ended up running the country from 1994 to 2011 – Kim Pyong-il spent about four decades overseas in diplomatic posts...
Jul 7, 2020 · While Kim Pyong-il initially appears to be a prime candidate for succession, his political history and current circumstances divulge a different story. In April, rumors of Kim Jong-un’s...
Kim Pyong-il was sent abroad after a spat with Kim Jong-il in the late 1970s, and has languished in far-flung postings ever since, with stints in Finland, Bulgaria and Hungary. He has been...
Kim Pyong Il ( Korean: 김평일, Korean pronunciation: [ kim.pʰjɔŋ.il]; born 10 August 1954) is the younger paternal half-brother of the former leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, and the only surviving son of former leader and president of North Korea Kim Il Sung.
Apr 29, 2020 · After losing out in the 1970s to his half-brother, Kim Jong Il — who ended up running the country from 1994 to 2011 — Kim Pyong Il spent about four decades overseas in diplomatic posts...
Jul 7, 2020 · Following the death of Kim Jong-il, Pyong-il was allegedly put under house arrest after he arrived in Pyongyang to visit his ailing mother. Just a few years after Kim Jong-il ascended to...
