Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il (born Yuri Irsenovich Kim, written as Kim Jong Il an aw; born 16 Februar 1941 - 17 December 2011) wis the supreme leader o the Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea (North Korea) frae 1994 tae 2011. He succeedit his faither an foonder o the DPRK Kim Il-sung follaein the elder Kim's daith in 1994. He wis the Chairman o the Naitional Defense Commission, General Secretary o the Wirkers' Pairty o Korea, an the Supreme Commander o the Korean Fowk's Airmy, the fowert lairgest standin airmy in the warld. In Aprile 2009, North Korea's constitution wis amendit an nou implicitly refers tae him as the "Supreme Leader".[1] He wis an aw referred tae as the "Dear Leader", "oor Faither", "the General" and "Generalissimo".[2] His son Kim Jong-un wis promotit tae a senior position in the rulin Wirker's Pairty an is his successor.[3]
[edit] References
- ↑ McGivering, Jill. "N Korea constitution bolsters Kim", BBC News, 29 September 2009. Retrieved on 7 Mey 2010..
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456012/
- ↑ "NKorea prints photos of heir apparent Kim Jong Un", 30 September 2010. Retrieved on 30 September 2010..
