Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong Il, born Yuri Irsenovich Kim on 16 February 1941, was a North Korean politician who was the second President of North Korea. He led North Korea following the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994 until his own death in 2011, when he was succeeded by his son, Kim Jong Un. Afterwards, Kim Jong Il was declared Eternal General Secretary of the WPK. In the early 1980s, Kim had become the heir apparent for the leadership of North Korea, thus being established the Kim dynasty and he assumed important posts in party and army organizations. Kim was the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), WPK Presidium, Chairman of the National Defense 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 assumed leadership during a period of catastrophic economic crisis amidst the dissolution of the Soviet Union, on which it was heavily dependent for trade in food and other supplies, which brought a famine. Kim strengthened the role of the military by his Songun ("military-first") policies, making the army the central organizer of civil society. Kim's rule also saw economic reforms, including the opening of the Kaesong Industrial Park in 2003. Following Kim's failure to appear at important public events in 2008, foreign observers assumed that Kim had either fallen seriously ill or died. On 19 December 2011, the North Korean government announced that he had died two days earlier, whereupon his third son, Kim Jong Un, was promoted to a senior position in the ruling WPK and succeeded him.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Khabarovsk, USSR
    Birthday
    2/16/1941
Korea, A Hundred Years of War
Korea, A Hundred Years of War
5.5
One Day on Earth
One Day on Earth
7.1
North Korea: Inside The Mind of a Dictator
North Korea: Inside The Mind of a Dictator
5.8
King of Clones
King of Clones
7.3
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il
0
Nordkorea – Die Macht der Kim-Dynastie
0
Beyond Utopia
Beyond Utopia
7.9
The Red Chapel
The Red Chapel
7.2
A State of Mind
A State of Mind
7.8
Propaganda
Propaganda
8
North Korea: The Parade
8.1
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Il is a Great Thinker and Theoretician
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Il is a Great Thinker and Theoretician
3
The Propaganda Game
The Propaganda Game
7
The Lovers and the Despot
The Lovers and the Despot
6.9
I Am Sun Mu
I Am Sun Mu
6.1
Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in PyongYang
Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in PyongYang
6.5
Kim Jong-un: The Unauthorized Biography
Kim Jong-un: The Unauthorized Biography
7.5
North Korean Film Madness
6
Death of a President
Death of a President
5.6
Friends Of Kim
6.2
Always Working Together for the People
Always Working Together for the People
6
Korea: The Never-Ending War
Korea: The Never-Ending War
7.9
President - Documentary
President - Documentary
10
Dictator: One Crazy Job
Dictator: One Crazy Job
6.5
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