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Kim Jong Un became the supreme leader of North Korea on December 17, 2011, following the death of his father Kim Jong Il. He was born in Pyongyang on January 8, 1984, and attended boarding school in Switzerland under the alias Pak Un. As leader, he has overseen nuclear missile programs and met with US President Donald Trump in Singapore in 2018 and at the DMZ in 2019.
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Under the alias Pak Un, Kim Jong Un attended Liebefeld-Steinhölzli State School in Bern, Switzerland from 1998 to 2001. He was born on January 8, 1984 in Pyongyang to Kim Jong Il and Ko Yong Hui. He later studied at Kim Il-sung University and Kim Il-sung Military University. His official North Korean biography claims a 1982 birth year, but South Korean intelligence sources state the actual year is 1984.
Kim Jong Un assumed leadership after his father’s death on December 17, 2011. In 2013, he ordered the execution of his uncle Jang Song-Thaek for treason. He oversaw nuclear missile tests, escalating tensions with the United States. In 2018, he met with US President Donald Trump in Singapore on June 12, signing a declaration. He appeared in documentaries including Panorama 1953 and Dennis Rodman’s Big Bang in PyongYang 2015.
Kim Jong Un married Sol Ju Ri in 2009. They have three children, including Kim Ju ae and Kim Jong ju. He has siblings including Kim Yo jong and half-brother Kim Jong nam, who was assassinated in 2017. He is the grandson of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung.
Time 100 listed Kim Jong Un seven times. His summit with Donald Trump in 2018 marked the first meeting between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader. He remains the supreme leader of North Korea, the third generation of the Kim dynasty.
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The Days Are Gone Forever When Our Enemies Could Blackmail Us with Nuclear Bombs.
Past Records of Inter Korean Relations Show That Confrontation Between Fellow Countrymen Leads to Nothing but War.
The Military Might of a Country Represents Its National Strength. Only When It Builds up Its Military Might in Every Way Can It Develop into a Thriving Country.
The Industrial Revolution in the New Century Is, in Essence, a Scientific and Technological Revolution, and Breaking Through the Cutting Edge Is a Shortcut to the Building of an Economic Giant.
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He is the son of Kim Jong Il.
He is three-quarters Korean and one-quarter Japanese.
As Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011, he succeeded his father upon his death and became the world’s youngest national leader at that time.
Time Magazine named Kim Jong Un one of its 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2013.
He appeared with an unidentified woman; state media later identified her as his wife Ri Sol Ju. Outside sources suspect the name is a pseudonym. Reports indicate a first child born in 2010 but not officially confirmed.
His grandfather is North Korea’s founder Kim Il Sung.
According to Dennis Rodman, Kim fathered a child born in early 2013 with wife Ri Sol Ju.
Time Magazine again listed him among its 100 Most Influential People in April 2014.
The official biography claims a 1982 birth, but many believe that is a fabrication to align with his grandfather and father; South Korean intelligence states the actual birth year is 1984.
He attended school in Bern, Switzerland under the alias Pak Un from 1998 to 2001.
He is the older brother of Kim Yo Jong.
TIME featured him in its 100 Most Influential People in 2018 with a tribute by North Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee.
He is the younger half-brother of Kim Jong Nam.
On 26 February 2013, he met former NBA star Dennis Rodman during Rodman’s trip to North Korea.
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