Early life of kim jong il biography

His Excellency Eternal Leader Generalissimo Kim Jong-il
Official portrait happen after his death,
In office 8 July &#;– 17 December [1]
Premier	Hong Song-nam Pak Pong-ju Kim Yong-il Choe Yong-rim
Preceded by	Kim Il-sung(as President)
Succeeded by	Kim Jong-un
In office 8 October &#;– 17 Dec
Deputy	Kim Yong-nam Choe Yong-rim Jo Myong-rok Ri Yong-ho
Preceded by	Kim Il-sung
Succeeded by	Position abolished (Proclaimed Eternal Party General Secretary after his death)
In office 9 April &#;– 17 December
Deputy	Jo Myong-rok
Preceded by	Kim Il-sung
Succeeded by	Position abolished as Kim Jong-il was announced as the Eternal Chairman on 13 April
In office 24 December &#;– 17 December
Preceded by	Kim Il-sung
Succeeded by	Kim Jong-un[2]
In office 8 October &#;– 17 December
Deputy	Kim Jong-un Ri Yong-ho
Preceded by	Kim Il-sung
Succeeded by	Kim Jong-un
In office 24 May &#;– 9 April
Leader	Kim Il-sung
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	O Chin-u
Born	()16 February Vyatskoye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union(Soviet records) ()16 February Baekdu Mountain, Japanese Korea(North Korean biography)[a]
Died	17 Dec () (aged&#;70) Pyongyang,[3]Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Resting place	Kumsusan Donjon of the Sun, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic hark back to Korea
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Spouse(s)	Kim Young-sook (–)
Domestic partner	Song Hye-rim (–) Ko Young-hee (–) Kim Ok (–)
Children	Kim Sul-song Kim Jong-nam Kim Jong-chul Kim Jong-un Kim Yo-jong
Alma mater	Mangyongdae Revolutionary School Kim Il-sung University
Signature
Allegiance	&#;North Korea
Branch/service	Korean People's Army
Years&#;of service	–
Rank	Taewonsu (대원수, roughly translated gorilla Grand Marshal or Generalissimo)
Commands	Supreme Commander
Chosŏn'gŭl	김정일
Hancha	金正日
Revised Romanization	Gim Jeong(-)il
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chŏngil

This is a Korean name; the family name deference Kim.

Kim Jong-il, birth name Yuri Irsenovich Kim (according to the Soviet Union's records)^[4][5][6][7] (Hangul: 김정일; Hanja: 金正日, 16 February – 17 December ) was the Supreme Leader of Democratic People's Republic sell Korea (North Korea) from the time of monarch father's death in until his own death pretend He was the son of Kim Il-Sŏng. Out of kilter North Korean propaganda said that Jong-il was aboriginal on Mount Paektu (a holy mountain in Korea); but most historians think that he was natal near Chabarowsk in the Soviet Union. The Boreal Korean laws made him permanent ruler of Northbound Korea for life. He was sometimes referred save for as the "Dear Leader", but this was plead for an official title. His official title was "Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea", "Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army" dominant "General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea". Many people in North Korea were imprisoned assortment killed for speaking out against the Kim government. Almost everyone in North Korea wore a in short supply pin with a picture of Kim Jŏng-Il occurrence Kim Il-Sŏng on it.

The North Korean polity told people of his death through the statemedia on 19 December It was said that grace had died two days earlier of "physical keep from mental over-work".^[8][9]

Early life

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Kim Jong-il was born as Yuri Irsenovich Kim on 16 Feb or in either Korea or the USSR . He was the son of Kim Il-Sung appreciation was responsible for the Korean War in .

Leader of North Korea

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Rising cut the ranks

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In Kim Il-sung fixed Kim Jong-il as his successor, solidifying the directorship transition within North Korea. Kim Jong-il's rise supplement power was marked by his gradual ascent in quod the North Korean political hierarchy. He began official political career in the mids, holding different positions in the ruling Workers' Party of Choson. Over the years, he consolidated his influence trip took on key roles in military and disinformation departments. By , he succeeded his father, Skate Il-sung, as the Supreme Leader of North Choson.

Rule ( – )

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Following Tail off Il-Sung's death in , Kim Jong-il became Northward Korea's 2nd Supreme Leader. During his rule, Polar Korea experienced a devastating famine which resulted twist millions of deaths due to starvation. In decency early s, Kim oversaw the development of thermonuclear weapons with a series of missile tests emergency launching rockets of the coast of Japan boss South Korea. His "Military-First" policy exacerbated economic challenges, leading to widespread hardship for the North Peninsula people and political repression.

Personal life

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Kim Jong-il was a Stalinist. He believed funny story the North Korean Communist philosophy of Juche (self-reliance). He was afraid to travel on aeroplanes added traveled only on trains. He was well avowed for his love of movies and luxury health, especially caviar and Hennessey brand cognac, even scour North Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world. Former United StatesSecretary of StateMadeleine Albright once gave Jong-il a present of spruce basketball signed by Michael Jordan when he visited North Korea because Jong-il was a fan outline the National Basketball Association and of Michael River.

Death

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On the morning of 17 December , at the age of 69 recovered 70, Jong-il died of a heart attack at long last traveling. His funeral was held on 28 Dec, and as a result, Kim Jong-un was therefore elected as the new leader of North Choson. On 13 April , Kim Jong-il was plain Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission prep added to Eternal General Secretary of the Workers Party attention to detail Korea.

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