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'''Kim Jong Il''' ([[Hangul]]:김정일; [[Hanja]]:金正日) (born February 16, 1941 in Vyatskoye, Russia) has been the dictator of [[North Korea]] since coming to power in 1994. He is also the leader of the [[Communist Party]] of North Korea. He has been 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) (born February 16, 1941 in Vyatskoye, Russia, died 19 December 2011) was the dictator of [[North Korea]]. He came to power in 1994 and died in 2011. He was also the leader of the [[Communist Party]] of North Korea. He wascriticized 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.  

He came into power in 1994, after his father [[Kim Il Sung]] died, and has remained the North Korean leader ever since.  He is an [[atheism|atheist]] and an intense persecutor of [[Christians]] and other organized religions.  He is in conflict with the world community over the building of nuclear weapons, but seems to relish the attention.  Kim claims North Korea has built a nuclear weapon.

He came into power in 1994, after his father [[Kim Il Sung]] died, remained the North Korean leader until his death.  He was an [[atheism|atheist]] and an intense persecutor of [[Christians]] and other organized religions.  He is in conflict with the world community over the building of nuclear weapons, but seems to relish the attention.  Kim claims North Korea has built a nuclear weapon.

Kim is only 5 feet 3 inches tall,<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1907197.stm</ref> but styles his hair in an exaggerated fashion to appear to be taller leading some to speculate he has a [[Napoleon Complex]].

Kim is only 5 feet 3 inches tall,<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1907197.stm</ref> but styles his hair in an exaggerated fashion to appear to be taller leading some to speculate he has a [[Napoleon Complex]].