Kim Jung Il
1942-2010
NICKNAME: The Dear Leader
OCCUPATION: Dictator
In Office
July 8, 1994 – December 17, 2011
EDUCATION: Namsan Higher Middle School, Kim Il Sung University
1942-2010
NICKNAME: The Dear Leader
OCCUPATION: Dictator
In Office
July 8, 1994 – December 17, 2011
EDUCATION: Namsan Higher Middle School, Kim Il Sung University
Kim Jong Il was the leader of North Korea from 1972-1994. The people in North Korea worshiped Kim Jong Il as a god. Kim Jong Il was thought to have been born under a double rainbow from the sky by the people of his country. People in Korea believe he was born in a city near Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It is a city where only people selected by the government can live. Really, he was born in a refugee camp near Siberia. His brother died when he was young and his mother died giving birth to a stillborn baby. Kim Jong Il did not have an easy childhood. There are even rumors that he drowned his brother, that he held his head down in the water and ensured that he could no longer breath. He never had anyone to take care of him. He was on his own and his own devices. This could explain some of his behaviors later in life.
Images of North Korea From the International Space Station
Photos of the Dear Leader and his funeral
Music from North Korea