Leader of the DPRK
First secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the DPRK Defense Committee since 2012, commander-in-chief of the Korean People's Army since 2011, chairman of the party's central military commission. Son and successor of Kim Jong Il as leader of the DPRK.
It is known that Kim Jong-un, under the name Eun Pak (Un Pak), graduated from the International School in Bern (International School of Berne) and was fond of basketball, especially the competitions of the North American National Basketball Association,. The press wrote that in Bern, Kim Jong-un rarely appeared within the walls of the school, mainly studying at home, and had problems with academic performance even though, due to poor knowledge of the German language, he studied in a class where the children were for two years younger than him. Kim Jong-un dined in restaurants, accompanied by the DPRK Ambassador to Switzerland, Ri Chol, who was called responsible for managing Kim Jong Il's secret treasury,.
Until the age of 20, Kim Jong-un returned to the DPRK, after which his life was kept secret: the press did not have a single photograph of him (only his identikit was known) and no reliable information was published that he held any posts in government of the country. Some sources stated that he is distinguished by intelligence and therefore is the favorite son of Kim Jong Il.
In the second half of 2008, there were rumors in the press about a serious illness or even death of Kim Jong Il, in particular, it was reported that he had suffered a stroke. These rumors raised the question of a possible heir to the North Korean leader. Previously, the press published information that Kim Jong Il considered Kim Jong Cher too weak to be his heir, and his eldest son, Kim Jong Nam, was called too corrupted by the casino and Western culture,,,. As for Kim Jong-un, experts usually neglected his candidacy because of his young age,. Meanwhile, information has been preserved that Ko Yong Hee, in order to make the son of the heir to the leader of the DPRK, ordered officials to call him "king of the morning star",.
On January 15, 2009, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported that out of fear for his health, Kim Jong Il had appointed Kim Jong Un as his successor. According to analysts, this appointment came as a surprise even to the leaders of the Workers' Party of Korea,. Chang Sung-taek, the husband of Kim Jong Il's sister, who, according to South Korean experts, actually led the DPRK during Kim Jong Il's illness, was supposed to act as an adviser to Kim Jong-un. It is noteworthy that in an article published on the same day, the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, referring to its sources, named Kim Jong Nam as the future nominal leader of the country.
In February 2009, Yonhap published a report that Kim Jong-un was registered as a candidate for the elections to the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK. The media noted that in this way North Korea officially began the procedure for appointing a successor to Kim Jong Il,. Immediately after the elections held in March 2009, the press did not find any of the sons of Kim Jong-il, including Kim Jong-un, on the lists of those elected to the Supreme People's Assembly, however, in June 2010, the South Korean press reported that Kim Jong-un was all -taki was elected under the pseudonym Kim Chen.
In early June 2009, Yonhap, citing the National Intelligence Service of South Korea, reported that Kim Jong Il had officially introduced Kim Jong Un to the leadership of the DPRK and the diplomatic corps as his successor. Later that month, the press reported that Kim Jong-un had been appointed head of the State Security Service by his father. In addition, the Chunan Ilbo newspaper reported that Kim Jong-un received the title of "Outstanding Comrade" (Brilliant Comrade).
In September 2010, the first large meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea since 1980 was announced - a party conference, at which, according to journalists, the appointment of a successor to Kich Jong Il was to be announced. Although many sources still claimed that it would be Kim Jong-un, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, at a meeting with former US President Jimmy Carter in Beijing in September 2010, reported that Kim Jong Il himself called the rumors about the transfer of power to his son " false rumors from the West. During the party conference, North Korean television reported that Kim Jong-un received the rank of general, took a seat on the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and became vice chairman of the party's central military commission,.
On December 19, 2011, the world media reported, with reference to the state television of the DPRK, the death of Kim Jong Il, who died on December 17 "from mental and physical overwork." Kim Jong-un led a commission of 232 people to organize the funeral of his father,,. Kim Jong Il's funeral took place in Pyongyang on December 28; the hearse with his coffin was accompanied by Kim Jong-un, who, after the death of his father, as the North Korean media wrote, became the commander-in-chief of the Korean People's Army and the "Supreme Leader" of the state. However, in the foreign press it was assumed that it was not he who would play the main role in the leadership of the country, but Jang Song-taek, the husband of Kim Jong Il's sister,,,,,,.
At the party conference of the Workers' Party of Korea, held in April 2012, Kim Jong-un received the position of first secretary of the party. This position was established specifically for him, and Kim Jong Il was named "eternal general secretary". As news agencies noted, thereby Kim Jong-un finally established himself as the new leader of the party and the DPRK,. At the same party conference, he headed the central military commission of the Workers' Party of Korea and was appointed the first chairman of the DPRK Defense Committee,. In July 2012, Kim Jong-un was awarded the highest military rank in the DPRK, marshal,,.
According to press reports, Kim Jong-un is overweight (90 kilograms with a height of 175 centimeters), as well as diabetes and high blood pressure. According to those who saw him live, he is very similar in appearance to his father,. Kenji Fujimoto, a Japanese chef who briefly cooked in Pyongyang for Kim Jong Il, claimed that Kim Jong Un liked to eat live fish sushi, wore a T-shirt with a picture of Mel Gibson, Kim Jong Il's favorite actor , and together with his father participated in "pleasure parties", in which naked ballerinas danced in front of them to American music.
In July 2012, state television named the name of Kim Jong-un's wife - Lee Sol-ju (Ri Sol-ju), Western media identified her with the singer who bore the same name,. Kim Jong-un has a child who was born in the fall of 2010 or the winter of 2010-2011. According to some reports, Kim Jong Il insisted that Kim Jong-un have a child.
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Place of birth, education. Kim Jong Un is the third and youngest son of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. Grandson of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. Born in Pyongyang, exact year of birth unknown - possibly 1982, 1983 or 1984. Differences in the date of birth are explained by the desire of the leader to look older.
Information about the personal life and movements of Kim Jong-un is kept secret, so information about the dictator often comes from South Korean intelligence sources.
According to South Korean intelligence, Kim Jong-un in 1993-1998. Under the pseudonym Chol Pak, he studied at an international school in Bern, Switzerland. Officially, he was the son of the driver of the DPRK embassy in Switzerland. At the age of 15, he left school without passing the exams. There is also a version that in 1999-2000. Kim Jong-un attended school in Lieberfeld-Steingelzl, a suburb of Bern, also under the pseudonym Pak-un.
Since 2002, he studied individually at the Kim Il Sung University and the Kim Il Sung Military University in the DPRK.
Career. In 2006, there were reports in the press that badges with portraits of Kim Jong-un were distributed to the leaders of the Workers' Party of Korea, which became the reason for talk that Kim Jong-un would be his father's successor as leader of the DPRK.
In January 2009 - Kim Jong Il issued a personal directive to the leaders of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), where he named Kim Jong Un his successor. In April 2009, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that Kim had become a member of the DPRK National Defense Council.
September 27, 2010 - promoted to the rank of army general. The next day, during the Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Jong-un was appointed Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and a member of the WPK Central Committee.
In December 2011, a few days after his father's death, Kim Jong-un was declared the "great successor" to Kim Jong-il. This was followed by the official appointment as the supreme commander of the armed forces of the country and confirmation as chairman of the central committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea.
April 15, 2012 - During the military parade commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-un made his first public appearance.
According to media reports, it was originally assumed that Kim Jong-un would share the rule of the country with his uncle Jang Song-taek, who during the life of Kim Jong-il was the second person in the state. However, in December 2013, Jang Song-taek was executed on charges of treason.
Executions in North Korea are one of the usual tools of Kim Jong-un's rule. In 2012, a decree was issued on how to deal with the enemies of the Korean people - the newly minted leader of the DPRK ordered that all intruders be drowned in the sea.
In 2013, a former mistress of Kim Jong-un and 11 other members of the pop group were shot on charges of indecent acts. Other musicians associated with them were forced to attend the execution and then sent to concentration camps.
In 2014, 50 members of the North Korean government were executed for watching South Korean dramas.
In 2015, on charges of espionage, for issuing information about the life of the dictator's family, the musicians of the DPRK national orchestra were shot. In August, it was reported that Kim Jong-un ordered the execution of Vice Prime Minister Choi En Gong, who expressed disagreement with the afforestation policy.
Family. In July 2012, North Korean state television reported that Kim Jong-un was married. His wife is a graduate of Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang Lee Sol Zhu. Kim Jong-un, according to media reports, has two children: the first child was born in 2010 or 2011, the second in 2012.
Hobby. Kim Jong Un, like his father, loves pop culture and follows NBA basketball games. He is not in good health - in 2009 it was reported that he was overweight (90 kg with a height of 175 cm), diabetes and hypertension.
Kim Jong-un, the third leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, was born on January 8, which was first officially confirmed on January 8, 2014, when the Korean Central News Agency reported on a basketball game hosted by former NBA star Dennis Rodman in Pyongyang: "This the game was organized on the occasion of the celebration of Marshal's birthday."
There were no official reports or references to the year of birth of Kim Jong-un. According to the Ministry of Unification of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), Kim Jong-un could have been born in 1982, 1983 and 1984, but the most popular version is 1983.
Kim Jong-un is the son of the second leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong Il (life: 1941-2011) and the grandson of the founder and first leader of the DPRK, Kim Il Sung (life: 1912 - 1994). The mother of Kim Jong-un is allegedly Ko Yong-hee (years of life: 1952 or 1953 - 2003 or 2004) - an actress and dancer of Korean-Japanese origin.
According to a version first put forward by Japanese journalists back in 2009, Kim Jong-un attended a school in Switzerland near Bern from 1993 to 2000, where he was registered as the son of a diplomat from the DPRK, and was a fan of American basketball. This version began to look more plausible after NBA star Dennis Rodman visited the DPRK at the invitation of Kim Jong-un.
Presumably Kim Jong-un studied at the University. Kim Il Sung from 2002 to 2007, where he received a degree in physics, and from the Military Academy. Kim Il Sung, where he was awarded the rank of officer.
On January 15, 2009, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that Kim Jong Il issued a personal directive to the leaders of the Workers' Party of Korea, where he named Kim Jong Un his successor.
On September 27, 2010, the day before the start of the party conference, Kim Jong-un was awarded the rank of army general. According to the Korean Central News Agency, Chairman of the State Defense Committee, Kim Jong Il issued an order to confer the ranks of generals on 6 persons, including Kim Jong Un. In this official announcement, the name of Kim Jong-un was publicly mentioned for the first time.
On September 28, 2010, at a party conference, Kim Jong-un was elected to leadership positions in the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. Kim Jong-un joined the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, while simultaneously receiving the position of Vice Chairman of the Central Military Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
On September 30, 2010, a photograph of Kim Jong-un was first published in the DPRK media. Kim Jong-un was pictured on the front page of the central newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea "Rodong Sinmun" among the participants of the party conference along with Kim Jong-il.
On October 5, 2010, Kim Jong-un, along with his father and the then leader of the country, Kim Jong Il, attended a military exercise in Gangwon Province.
On October 10, 2010, Kim Jong-un attended a military parade in Pyongyang with Kim Jong Il in honor of the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.
On November 4, DPRK Central Television aired a report on Kim Jong-un's visit to the Hichon power plant. At the same time, 145 photographs taken at the power plant were shown. 13 photos showed Kim Jong Il with Kim Jong Un, and a number of photos showed only Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Un was wearing a suit exactly replicating that of his father, Kim Jong Il. The Rodong Sinmun newspaper increased the number of pages from six to ten. Four additional pages were devoted exclusively to the joint inspection of the power plant by Kim Jong Il and his son.
On December 17, 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died of a heart attack, which was announced two days later.
Shortly after the announcement of the death of the former leader of the country, Kim Jong-un was hailed as "the great successor of the Juche revolutionary line", "an outstanding leader of the Party, the army and the people" and "a respected comrade identical to Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il". The Korean Central News Agency described Kim Jong-un as a "great personality born in heaven" - a title previously reserved only for former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
On December 24, 2011, Kim Jong-un was named Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army for the first time in Rodong Sinmun newspaper. "We vow with tears of blood to call Kim Jong Un our supreme commander, our leader," the editorial said.
On December 26, 2011, the Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported that Kim Jong-un had been approved as Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
On December 30, 2011, Kim Jong-un was formally appointed to the post of Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army when the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea "courteously announced that dear respected vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Jong-un, has taken over the supreme command of the Korean People's Army."
On April 11, 2012, at the IV Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Jong-un was elected to the post of first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, which began to be considered the new highest post of the party, and the status of General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea was forever assigned to the former leader of the country Kim Jong Il. It was also announced at the conference that, in accordance with the party charter and the regulation on elections to the supreme governing body of the party, Kim Jong-un was elected a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, a member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and Chairman of the Central Military Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
On April 13, 2012, at the 5th session of the 12th convocation of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Kim Jong-un was elected First Chairman of the DPRK State Defense Committee. At the session, it was proclaimed that, in reflection of the unanimous will of all servicemen of the People's Army and the entire people of Korea, Kim Jong-un, a great politician with a gift for military leadership and great erudition, the Supreme Commander, who, distinguished by his extraordinary mind and incomparable leadership, was elected as the First Chairman of the State Defense Committee of the DPRK. courage and lofty revolutionary camaraderie, the cause of the Juche revolution, opened by Kim Il Sung and carried forward under the leadership of Kim Jong Il, leads to victory in the practice of a grand revolution.
On April 15, 2012, Kim Jong-un made his first public speech at a military parade dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founder of the DPRK, Kim Il Sung, and in his speech called for continuing to build up the country's military potential.
On July 18, 2012, Kim Jong-un was awarded the title of Marshal of the DPRK - the highest military rank of the DPRK, which strengthened his position as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
On July 25, 2012, the DPRK State Television reported that Kim Jong-un visited the amusement park with his wife "Comrade Lee Sol-ju", which was the first public mention of the family status of the DPRK leader. Earlier, the DPRK media several times showed footage of various events with the participation of Kim Jong-un, at which he was present in the company of an unknown young woman. According to the South Korean newspaper Joseon Ilbo, Lee Sol Ju is a graduate of Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang, whose father is a teacher and whose mother is a doctor. According to South Korea's National Intelligence Agency, Lee Sol-ju was born in 1989, and Kim Jong-un legalized his relationship with her in 2009.
On December 12, 2012, the DPRK successfully launched the Gwangmyeongsong-3 satellite using the Eunha-3 launch vehicle from the Sohae Cosmodrome in Cheolsan County, Pyonganbuk-do Province, which was personally observed by leader Kim Jong-un from the Mission Control Center.
On December 14, 2012, the Central News Agency reported that Kim Jong-un praised the achievements of scientists and engineers, expressing gratitude to them on behalf of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea after the successful launch of the Gwangmyeongsong-3 satellite. According to Kim Jong-un, the successful launch of the satellite into low-Earth orbit "strengthens the position of the DPRK as a space power", demonstrates to the whole world the firm intention of the Workers' Party of Korea and the government "to exercise the legitimate right to peaceful exploration of outer space." "We will continue to launch satellites for the development of science, technology and the economy," said Kim Jong-un.
On September 26, 2014, the DPRK State Television mentioned the recent health problems of the country's leader Kim Jong-un, reporting that the country's leader Kim Jong-un, despite recent health problems, still leads his people with great enthusiasm. In early October 2014, South Korean Minister of National Unification Ryu Gil-jae quoted the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Yong-gon, as saying that "Kim Jong-un does not have any health problems."
On December 19, 2014, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was officially invited to Russia to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War in May 2015. On January 22, 2015, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that North Korea had responded positively to Kim Jong-un's invitation to visit Moscow in May. However, on April 30, 2015, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would not be able to attend the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Victory in Moscow, which was connected with internal Korean affairs.
On December 9, 2015, during a visit to a place of historical and revolutionary glory in the Pyongyang region of Pyeongchon, Kim Jong-un first announced that his country had a hydrogen bomb, and on January 6, 2016, the DPRK successfully conducted its fourth nuclear test, during which it tested a hydrogen bomb for the first time. .
According to the DPRK media, on February 6, 2016, Kim Jong-un personally ordered the launch of the Gwangmyeongsong-4 earth observation satellite. On February 7, 2016, the DPRK Central Television reported that the Kwangmenseong-4 earth observation satellite had been successfully launched into orbit. The South Korean Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the DPRK satellite is believed to have entered its intended orbit. On February 13, 2016, at a banquet for the creators of the rocket, the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, noted the need to continue launching satellites to achieve higher goals.
On June 29, 2016, at the session of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, during which it was announced the creation of the State Council to replace the previously existing State Defense Committee, Kim Jong-un was unanimously elected to the post of chairman of the State Council.
On December 25, 2016, at the first conference of secretaries of the primary organizations of the Workers' Party of Korea in the history of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un ordered to launch a broad ideological struggle against excessive bureaucracy, which causes abuse and corruption.
On May 11, 2017, the Korea Central News Agency reported that "the vicious terrorist and criminal gang that the US CIA and the puppet state intelligence service (South Korea) sent to carry out state terror against our top leadership (Kim Jong-un) with biochemicals has been exposed" .
On September 3, 2017, in the morning, Kim Jong-un signed an order to test a hydrogen bomb to equip an intercontinental ballistic missile as part of the goals of the final stage in improving the state nuclear armed forces. At 12 noon, the DPRK successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. These tests were the most powerful among all nuclear tests conducted in the DPRK.
On November 28, 2017, Kim Jong-un ordered a test launch of the new Hwaseong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile, and on November 29, 2017, under the personal leadership of Kim Jong-un, a test was conducted of the new Hwaseong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying heavy nuclear warhead and strike the entire US mainland. After the successful test of the missile, Kim Jong-un announced that "the historic great work of improving the state's nuclear forces and the great work of missile power have been accomplished."
On January 1, 2018, in a New Year's address to the people, Kim Jong-un announced the need for dialogue with South Korea. “The current situation more than ever requires the North and South not to be shackled by the relapses of the past, but to take radical measures to improve inter-Korean relations and open a breakthrough on the path to independent reunification of the country,” said Kim Jong-un.
Between March 25 and 28, 2018, Kim Jong-un made an unofficial visit to China. This was the first foreign visit of Kim Jong-un as the leader of the country. On March 26, 2018, in Beijing, Kim Jong-un held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which Xi Jinping noted that a positive change in the situation on the Korean Peninsula has recently been planned, which is the result of Kim Jong-un's strategic decision and the efforts of the DPRK party and government .
On April 20, 2018, speaking at the 3rd plenary session of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea of the 7th convocation, Kim Jong-un announced the successful completion of nuclear and missile tests and the need to concentrate all forces on building a socialist economy. "At a high level, carry out Jucheization, modernization, informatization and increase the science intensity of the national economy, and provide all people with a prosperous and civilized life so that they do not envy anyone in the world," Kim Jong-un outlined the tasks.
On April 27, 2018, a historic meeting between Kim Jong-un and the President of South Korea took place on the territory of South Korea bordering the DPRK. At 9:30 am, Kim Jong-un crossed the dividing line between the DPRK and South Korea in Phanmunchzhom, where South Korean President Moon Jae-in was waiting for him. Kim Jong-un's talks with President Moon Jae-in took place at the "Peace House" on the south side of Phanmunchzhom. Kim Jong-un and President Moon Jae-in came to full agreement on the issues discussed at the talks, agreed to continue to meet at any time and seriously discuss pending issues and the most important affairs of the nation, and thereby gloriously open a new history of inter-Korean relations, make joint efforts to expand and the development at a higher level of auspicious currents for peace, prosperity and unification on the Korean Peninsula. After negotiations and a commemorative tree planting, Kim Jong-un and President Moon Jae-in signed the Panmunjom Declaration for Peace on the Korean Peninsula.
In the period from May 7 to 8, 2018, Kim Jong-un visited China for the second time, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the city of Dalian, Liaoning Province. In a warm and friendly atmosphere, the two leaders held a comprehensive and in-depth exchange of views on China-DPRK relations and important issues of mutual interest.
On May 26, 2018, Kim Jong-un held talks for the second time with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at Tongyir House on the north side of Phanmunchzhom. Kim Jong-un warmly greeted President Moon Jae-in, who crossed the boundary line in Panmunjom and arrived at the Tongyir House, after which negotiations were held, during which a deep exchange of views was held on the urgent implementation of the "Phanmunjom Declaration for Peace on the Korean Peninsula", the implementation of denuclearization the Korean Peninsula, the peace and prosperity of the region, inter-Korean relations and the successful holding of the summit of the heads of the DPRK and the United States.
On June 12, 2018, in Singapore, Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump held the first ever DPRK-US summit meeting in Singapore, following which the leaders of the two countries signed a Joint Statement following the historic Singapore Summit, according to which US President Donald Trump pledged to provide security guarantees to the DPRK, and Kim Jong-un reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Between June 19 and 20, 2018, Kim Jong-un made his third visit to China. On June 20, 2018, at the Diaoyutai Guest House in Beijing, Kim Jong-un held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which the leaders of the two countries exchanged views on the current situation and pressing international issues, and discussed further strengthening the strategic and tactical cooperation between the two parties and two countries in a new situation.
On September 19 and 20, 2018, Kim Jong-un held talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who arrived in the capital of the DPRK for the Pyongyang Inter-Korean Summit, after which the parties signed the "Pyongyang September Joint Declaration", aimed at further accelerating the development of inter-Korean relations through a comprehensive and faithful implementation of the historic Panmunjom Declaration in accordance with the unanimous desire and demand of the entire nation.
On February 27 and 28, 2019, in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump held the second DPRK-US summit, which did not result in the signing of any documents due to the incomplete coincidence of the positions of the parties.
According to South Korean intelligence, Kim Jong-un and his wife Lee Sol-ju have three children: the first child, a boy, was born in 2010, the second in 2013, and the third in February 2017. Former American basketball player Denis Rodman said that he learned from a personal conversation with Kim Jong-un that his second child is a girl named Joo E.
BackNorth Korea is a bone in America's throat. This inelegant turn of phrase is taken from a statement by the current head of state, Kim Jong-un.
Indeed, the country is ungovernable. It does not live like all neighboring states, obeying only its own laws. The people worship the statues of their departed leader, rejoice at the sight of his son, their new ruler Kim Jong-un, never discuss or condemn his orders. Silently and in a friendly formation, he fulfills them, by order expressing his delight with pre-approved and memorized slogans.
How did Kim Jong Un come to power? or "Great Family of Korea"
Kim Il Sung - this is the name of the grandfather of the ruler, who "stood at the helm of power" for forty-six years. He created the state of North Korea in the form in which it exists today and "gave it the only true ideology - Juche."
Reference: Juche is a set of revolutionary ideas, the essence of which is to ensure that a person feels happy, faithfully serving the Motherland, the party and the person who is at the head of it. According to the founder of the ideology, Kim Il Sung, it was an ideology free from Marxism, Maoism and Stalinism, that is, completely independent.
Kim Il Sung's work was continued by his son Kim Jong Il. He succeeded in perfecting his father's theory and "brought the Korean people into a state of permanent happiness."
Choosing an heir
Over time, the aging ruler began to think about a successor. The choice was not easy, because I had to choose from two sons. The eldest, Kim Jong Nam, did not inspire confidence. He loved everything Chinese and Japanese, and this, according to Korean law, is a terrible crime. He loved secular parties and actresses, willingly gave interviews to journalists and rarely thought about what he said. Another of his antics angered his father and cost him the post of ruler of North Korea. In return, he received the right to live abroad, which he took advantage of, moving to Macau on the same day. After that, Kim Jong-un was declared the official heir.
Biography of the ruler
1. Age
In it, as it often happens, there are many inaccuracies and myths. For example, the date of birth - Kim Jong-un has three of them. Version one - he was born in 1982. It was necessary to add a couple of years so that the head of state did not look too young. Version two - Chen-un was born in 1983. She is associated with Kim Jong-un's studies abroad. Since he was there incognito, they changed not only his surname - there his name was Eun Pak, but also his age. The official biography states that Chen-un was born on January 8, 1984.
2. Education
Kim Jong-un has three higher educations. The first he received in Switzerland, at the Berne International School. The second and third - in their homeland, first at the humanitarian, then at the military university. Both universities are named after Kim Il Sung.
3. Ruler's family
In 2009, Kim Jong-un received congratulations from the nation. He married actress Lee Sol-ju. She is very pretty, graceful, knows how to elegantly wear European outfits, but prefers national dresses. Her grace is sung in songs, poems are written about her beauty. The couple have two children, born in 2010 and 2012.
4. Hobbies
The first hobby is football, which Chen-un got infected in England. He is an active fan of Manchester United. In second place is basketball, here the priorities are given to the NBA, the ruler does not miss a single match. Sick, of course, at home for security reasons. The third hobby is pop culture. There are many favorite artists here, but Chen-un does not disclose their names. Once he admitted that he would like to see Russian ballet in Korea.
5. Kim Jong-un's health
It's not about his health. It is said that in childhood he practically did not get sick. The problems began when the Great Family decided to make him the heir. Image makers did not choose the image for a long time. The face of Jong-un is very similar to his grandfather Kim Il Sung. but the figure ... A slender young man was put on a special high-calorie diet, and six months later his weight reached one hundred kilograms. The resemblance to the grandfather became absolute, but the liver could not stand it. There were constant headaches from hypertensive crises, then it turned out that the ruler had diabetes. Jong-un lost a little weight, dropping ten kilograms. According to the latest data, he weighs 90 kilograms, but with a height of 175 centimeters, another dozen would need to be dropped. But the image is above all, so the ruler of North Korea is not in danger of starvation.
Titles of Kim Jong-un
Ever since the nation vowed with “tears of blood” in December 2011 not to deviate from the path inscribed by the hand of the late Leadership Genius Kim Jong Il, all power in the state has belonged to Kim Jong Un. Talking about him. Need to pronounce:
- Marshal of the DPRK
- Brilliant comrade
- Genius Leadership
- New star
- Genius among geniuses in military strategy
- Supreme Leader of the country
- Supreme Leader of the Party
- Supreme Leader of the Army
- supreme leader of the people
Clarification: the last four titles are allowed to be combined.
Today, North Korea is conducting nuclear tests, threateningly rebuking neighboring countries and America, if it seems to her that they encroach on her sovereignty. Kim Jong-un does not deviate from Juche in anything, continuing to rule the country as his grandfather and father did. And severely punishes anyone who dares to argue with him.
P.S. Help for those who do not know the peculiarities of the Korean language: The first word is the surname, the second two are the given name. Patronymic, that is, the name of the father, the Koreans do not have.
On August 29, the Yonhap agency, citing South Korean intelligence, announced a new addition to the family of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. On the eve of the birth of a child whose gender and name are unknown, representatives of the National Intelligence Service of South Korea announced at a briefing. According to them, the child was born in February.
According to media reports, this is the third heir to Kim Jong-un. It was reported that his two older children were born in 2010 and 2013. But there is no official confirmation of this information.
Little is known about the family of the North Korean leader and his close and distant relatives. The Kim dynasty is in the RBC photo gallery.
Kim Il Sung (1912–1994)
Eternal President and Founder of the DPRK. Generalissimo. Grandfather of the current head of North Korea, Kim Jong-un.
Founder of the Juche ideology (Marxism based on national traditions).
He spent his childhood with his family in China, where he joined a Marxist circle, for which he was imprisoned at the age of 17. In 1945, he became chairman of the North Korean Organizing Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea (1945-1946). In 1948 he headed the country. In 1998, he was declared the eternal president of the DPRK.
Was married twice. The first wife died shortly after the birth of their son. The second wife was Kim Song Ae, who is believed to have previously been the secretary of Kim Il Sung's personal guard.
Since the mid-1950s, the DPRK began to tighten the regime. All North Korean students were required to return from Europe and complete an ideological refresher course. It was under Kim Il Sung that the entire economy of the country switched to strict central planning. Market trade was declared a bourgeois-feudal relic and liquidated.
Kim Jong-suk (1919–1949)
Mother of Kim Jong Il, wife of Kim Il Sung, grandmother of Kim Jong Un.
About Kim Jong Suk became known only a few years after her death. In 1972, she was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the DPRK, and then the titles of "heroine of the anti-Japanese war" and "great mother of the revolution." In addition, if the DPRK talks about the "three commanders", then everyone knows that we are talking about Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Suk.
Kim Jong Il (1941 (1942?) - 2011)
Great Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Generalissimo (posthumously). Eldest son of Kim Il Sung. Father of Kim Jong Un.
Kim Jong Il was born in 1941, although, as is customary in the DPRK, the official biography reduces the age of the ruler by a year. Like his father, he studied in China. Returning to his homeland, he began work in the party, initially considered the successor to Kim Il Sung.
After the death of his father, he led the country de facto for three years, without officially holding the highest leadership positions in the country. Thus, traditional Korean norms were observed, in particular the Confucian principle of filial piety, which prescribes the observance of a three-year mourning.
After Russia stopped cooperating with North Korea in the 1990s, the country was forced to look for new allies. In May 1999, Kim Jong Il traveled to China, and in 2000, a historic meeting of the leaders of the warring south and north of Korea took place. In October 2000, then US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright flew to Pyongyang, after which preparations began for a visit to North Korea in late 2000 by US President Bill Clinton. However, it never took place, and the new US President George W. Bush was in no hurry to restore relations with the DPRK.
Kim Jong Il died on December 17, 2011. The funeral took place on December 28. According to the South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo, they cost $40 million.
Ko Young-hee (1953–2004)
Mother of Kim Jong Un.
Ko Yong Hee is one of Kim Jong Il's wives and the mother of his youngest son Kim Jong Un. Before meeting Kim Jong Il, she was a dancer. She died in 2004 in Paris from breast cancer. In recent years, before her death in the DPRK, she was called nothing more than "respected mother."
Kim Chen In
Youngest of three sons of Kim Jong Il, grandson of Kim Il Sung.
In January 2009, the South Korean Yonhap news agency reported that, fearing for his health, Kim Jong Il had appointed his youngest son, Kim Jong Un, as his successor. He was educated in Bern (Switzerland), then studied at the military academy in Pyongyang. In 2010, he was elected to the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, became vice chairman of the Central Military Committee of the party.
After the death of his father in 2011, Kim Jong-un was declared the supreme leader of the party, army and people of the DPRK.
Very little is known about Kim Jong Un, and almost everything is from a book that was published in Tokyo in 2003. Its author was allegedly the chef Kim Jong Il. From the book, in particular, it became known that the mother of Kim Jong-un was one of the wives of Kim Jong Il, actress Ko Yong-hee.
Under Kim Jong-un, North Korea has pursued a course of economic development in parallel with the strengthening of nuclear arsenals. Several nuclear tests were carried out, an artificial earth satellite was launched.
Since 2016, Kim Jong-un has been subject to unilateral US sanctions imposed due to human rights violations in the country.
In 2012, it was announced that Kim Jong-un was married to Lee Sol-ju. According to various reports, the couple had a daughter, Kim Joo-ae, from 2010 to 2013.
Fourth wife of Kim Jong Il, stepmother of Kim Jong Un.
The last, fourth time, Kim Jong Il married in 2006. His wife was his former personal secretary Kim Ok. South Korean media reported that Kim Ok studied piano at the Pyongyang University of Music and Dance, and became the personal secretary of the DPRK leader in the early 1980s.
Lee Sol-ju
First Lady of the DPRK. Wife of Kim Jong Un.
On July 25, 2012, the Central News Agency announced the opening ceremony of the Rungna People's Amusement Park, where Kim Jong-un came with his wife, Lee Sol-ju. This was the first mention of the first lady as the wife of the leader of the DPRK.
Until now, almost nothing is known about her and her acquaintance with Kim Jong-un. Many observers note that her name and appearance point to a resemblance to a young singer who performed at one of the New Year's Eve concerts in Pyongyang in 2010.
According to one of the versions that were expressed in the South Korean media, Lee Sol Zhu graduated from Pyongyang University named after Kim Il Sung, studied natural sciences. Her father is a professor at the same university, and her mother is the administrator of a large Pyongyang clinic.
According to another version, Lee Sol Zhu did not study at the university, but received her musical education in Beijing.
Kim Jong Nam (1971–2017)
The eldest son of the Great Leader of the DPRK Kim Jong Il and the brother (by father) of the Chairman of the State Council of the DPRK Kim Jong Un.
Even less is known about the eldest son of Kim Jong Il than about the current head of the DPRK. His mother was actress Song Hye Rim. The media reported that as a child, like his brother, Kim Jong Nam studied in Switzerland. There is no official confirmation of this information.
In 2001, Kim Jong Nam was arrested while trying to enter Japan with a fake passport in order to visit Tokyo Disneyland. He was deported to China, where he lived all the time until his death. On February 14, 2017, the South Korean Yonhap agency, citing a source about the assassination of Kim Jong Nam at the Malaysian airport.
kim jong chul
Elder brother of Kim Jong-un.
Born in 1981. The media wrote that Kim Jong Chul, like his brother, studied at a Swiss school. For some time (from 2003 to 2009), it was believed that he could become his father's successor as the leader of the DPRK. In 2007, Kim Jong-chul was appointed to a position in the Workers' Party of Korea.
Known as a big fan of the work of guitarist and singer Eric Clapton: the media reported that he was seen at the latter's concerts in 2006, 2011 and 2015.
Kim Kyung Hee
Daughter of Kim Il Sung, younger sister of Kim Jong Il, aunt of Kim Jong Un.
In 2010, together with her husband Jang Song-taek, she was appointed executor of her brother and, in the event of his death, was to become the guardian of Kim Jong-un. In the government, Kim Jong Il was in charge of the light industry of the DPRK, and her husband was Kim Jong Il's deputy in the State Defense Committee. In 2013, Jang Song-taek was charged with treason and executed. Kim Kyung Hee's death has not been confirmed.
Jang Song-taek (1946–2013)
Uncle of Kim Jong Un.
In 2013, Jang Song-taek was accused of trying to seize supreme power in the party and the state, as well as selling national resources to foreigners at unreasonably low prices, and was executed. Prior to that, he was deputy head of the State Defense Committee, was a member of the Politburo and headed the organizational department of the Central Committee, which was in charge of recruiting and supervised the special services. Many experts called him the gray cardinal, the right hand and mentor of Kim Jong-un.
Kim Yo-jong
Younger sister of Kim Jong-un.
Born in 1987. She studied at an international school in Swiss Bern in 1996-2001 with her brother Kim Jong-un. Possibly also studied at the military academy in Pyongyang after returning.
In 2014, Kim Yo-jong was appointed as the deputy head of a department in the WPK Central Committee. Kim Yo-jong is the only relative of the leader of the DPRK who holds an officially confirmed post in the country. According to South Korean sources, she is responsible for personnel appointments, as well as for propaganda.
