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| spouse =Kim Young Sook<br/>Song Hye-rim<br/>Ko Young-hee<br/>Kim Ok
| spouse =Kim Young Sook<br/>Song Hye-rim<br/>Ko Young-hee<br/>Kim Ok
| children =Kim Sul-song<br/>Kim Il-soon<br/>Kim Jong-nam<br/>Kim Jong-chul<br/>Kim Jong-un
| children =Kim Sul-song<br/>Kim Il-soon<br/>Kim Jong-nam<br/>Kim Jong-chul<br/>Kim Jong-un
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| death =19 November 2011
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'''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.
'''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, 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.
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 was in conflict with the world community over the building of nuclear weapons, but seems to relish the attention. Kim claimed 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 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 Jong Il is also thought to be a hypochondriac, as well as his chronic fear of flying. He travels by a custom built armored train. He is also famous also for his lavish lifestyle, having been known to have at one time abducted a Japanese sushi chef for the sole purpose of making sushi for his "high exaltedness".{{fact}}
Kim Jong Il was also thought to be a hypochondriac, as well as his chronic fear of flying. He traveled by a custom built armored train. He was also famous also for his lavish lifestyle, having been known to have at one time abducted a Japanese sushi chef for the sole purpose of making sushi for his "high exaltedness".{{fact}}
==Cult of personality==
==Cult of personality==
Although not to the same extent as [[Kim Il Sung]], North Koreans venerate Kim Jong Il under a similar cult of personality. Some examples of Kim Jong Il's personality cult:
Although not to the same extent as [[Kim Il Sung]], North Koreans venerated Kim Jong Il under a similar cult of personality. Some examples of Kim Jong Il's personality cult:
*He was born under a double rainbow on the sacred Baektul Mountain in 1942. At the moment of his birth, a bright star lit up the sky, the seasons spontaneously changed from winter to spring and a double rainbow appeared in the sky. (In truth, he was born in Vyatskoye, Siberia in 1941.)<ref>http://asianhistory.about.com/od/profilesofasianleaders/p/BioKimJongil.htm</ref>
*He was born under a double rainbow on the sacred Baektul Mountain in 1942. At the moment of his birth, a bright star lit up the sky, the seasons spontaneously changed from winter to spring and a double rainbow appeared in the sky. (In truth, he was born in Vyatskoye, Siberia in 1941.)<ref>http://asianhistory.about.com/od/profilesofasianleaders/p/BioKimJongil.htm</ref>