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Kim Jong Il |
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Kim Jong Ilor Kim Chong Il(born Feb. 16, 1941, Siberia, Russia, U.S.S.R.) Son of Kim Il-sung. He was designated his father's successor in 1980 and became North Korea's de facto leader on his father's death in 1994. Known in North Korea as the Dear Leader, he makes few public appearances. After the onset of a severe famine (1995–98), he began to relax his country's extreme isolationism. Kim Jong Il born 1942, Korean politician; ruler of North Korea from 1994, official head of state from 1998: son of Kim Il Sung How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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So what conclusion is Kim Jong Il, let alone the Iranians, supposed to reach from this? It's kind of like a medieval kingdom, with Kim Jong Il deciding just about everything," says Ralph Hassig, co-author of North Korea Through the Looking Glass. But when Kim Jong Il refused to allow inspectors access to his facilities, President Bush simply ignored even these minimal demands of the law and sent the $95 million anyway. |
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