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| − | | name =Kim Jong Il | + | | name =Kim Jong Il (born Юрий Ирсенович Ким) |
| | | birth =February 16, 1941<br/>Vyatskoye, Russian SFSR, [[Soviet Union]] | | | birth =February 16, 1941<br/>Vyatskoye, Russian SFSR, [[Soviet Union]] |
| | | parents =[[Kim Il Sung]]<br/>Kim Jong-suk | | | parents =[[Kim Il Sung]]<br/>Kim Jong-suk |
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| − | '''Kim Jong Il''' ([[Hangul]]:김정일; [[Hanja]]:金正日) (born February 16, 1941, in Vyatskoye, Russia; died December 17, 2011<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10745725</ref>) was the dictator of [[North Korea]]. He came to power in 1994 and died in 2011. He was also the leader of the North Korean [[Communist Party|Communist]] party (officially, the Worker's Party of Korea). He was criticized for extensive [[human rights]] abuses in North Korea. Over one million people in North Korea have starved to death as a result of his corrupt government, disastrous agricultural polices, and refusal to accept international aid. | + | '''Kim Jong Il''' ([[Hangul]]:김정일; [[Hanja]]:金正日) (birth name Юрий Ирсенович Ким) (born February 16, 1941, in Vyatskoye, Russia; died December 17, 2011<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10745725</ref>) was the dictator of [[North Korea]]. He came to power in 1994 and died in 2011. He was also the leader of the North Korean [[Communist Party|Communist]] party (officially, the Worker's Party of Korea). He was criticized for extensive [[human rights]] abuses in North Korea. Over one million people in North Korea have starved to death as a result of his corrupt government, disastrous agricultural polices, and refusal to accept international aid. |
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| | Kim was only 5 feet 3 inches tall,<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1907197.stm</ref> but styled his hair in an exaggerated fashion to appear to be taller leading some to speculate he had a [[Napoleon Complex]]. | | Kim was only 5 feet 3 inches tall,<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1907197.stm</ref> but styled his hair in an exaggerated fashion to appear to be taller leading some to speculate he had a [[Napoleon Complex]]. |