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| − | '''Kim Jong-un''' (January 8, 1983) is the dictator of [[North Korea]], son of the former dictator [[Kim Jong-Il]], and grandson of the first ruler of the nation [[Kim Il-sung]]. In December 2011 he was formally declared successor to his father as supreme leader. Officially, he holds the titles of First Secretary of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]], First Chairman of the National Defense Commission, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission. He is a [[Communist]] and an [[atheism|atheist]], and reportedly became brain dead in April 2020 after a stent operation during heart surgery in a communist North Korean hospital. | + | '''Kim Jong-un''' (January 8, 1983) is the dictator of [[North Korea]], son of the former dictator [[Kim Jong-Il]], and grandson of the first ruler of the nation [[Kim Il-sung]]. In December 2011 he was formally declared successor to his father as supreme leader. Officially, he holds the titles of First Secretary of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]], First Chairman of the National Defense Commission, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission. He is a [[Communist]] and an [[atheism|atheist]], and reportedly became brain dead in April 2020 after a stent operation during heart surgery in a Communist North Korean hospital. |
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| − | Like his father before him, Kim Jong-un has a reputation for a hot temper and being very easily offended, which frequently leads to threats of declarations of war and attacks against [[South Korea]], [[Japan]] and the [[United States]] when he does not get his way or he gets offended over perceived slights, whether real or imaginary.<ref>[http://sonsoflibertymedia.com/global-war-approaches-north-korea-warns-single-bullet-fired-will-nuke-united-states/ Global War Approaches: North Korea Warns: "If A Single Bullet Is Fired We WILL Nuke The United States"] at Sons of Liberty Media</ref> Kim Jong-un is known for his personality cult, his [[obesity]] is an example of this, for a country with a famine even large as the half of Africa.<ref>http://asiasociety.org/famine-north-korea</ref> | + | Like his father before him, Kim Jong-un has a reputation for a hot temper and being very easily offended, which frequently leads to temper tantrums and inflammatory and provocative threats of declarations of war and disproportionate attacks against [[South Korea]], [[Japan]] and the [[United States]] when he does not get his way or he gets offended over perceived slights, whether real or imaginary.<ref>[http://sonsoflibertymedia.com/global-war-approaches-north-korea-warns-single-bullet-fired-will-nuke-united-states/ Global War Approaches: North Korea Warns: "If A Single Bullet Is Fired We WILL Nuke The United States"] at Sons of Liberty Media</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/06/22/north-korea-threatens-sensational-event-to-end-america/ North Korea Threatens ‘Sensational Event’ to End America] at Breitbart News Network</ref> Kim Jong-un is known for his personality cult, his [[obesity]] is an example of this, for a country with a famine even large as the half of Africa.<ref>http://asiasociety.org/famine-north-korea</ref> |
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| − | == Tenure as supreme leader of a country destroyed by communism == | + | == Tenure as supreme leader of a country destroyed by Communism == |
| | In April 2012 large portraits of [[Vladimir Lenin]] and [[Karl Marx]] were removed from [[Pyongyang]]'s Kim Il-sung Square, presumably on Kim Jong-un's orders. While this may signal an ideological change on the part of the regime, the Workers' Party stopped referring to North Korea as a [[Marxist-Leninist]] state decades ago, substituting Kim Il-sung's philosophy of self-reliance, known as ''[[Juche]]''.<ref>http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/NK02Dg01.html</ref> | | In April 2012 large portraits of [[Vladimir Lenin]] and [[Karl Marx]] were removed from [[Pyongyang]]'s Kim Il-sung Square, presumably on Kim Jong-un's orders. While this may signal an ideological change on the part of the regime, the Workers' Party stopped referring to North Korea as a [[Marxist-Leninist]] state decades ago, substituting Kim Il-sung's philosophy of self-reliance, known as ''[[Juche]]''.<ref>http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/NK02Dg01.html</ref> |
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| | Since the beginning of 2014, Kim has put on considerable weight, leading to questions concerning his health (he was already a heavy smoker and heavy drinker).<ref>"[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/05/08/2014050801606.html N.Korean Leader Getting Fatter]" ''Chosun Ilbo'', October 10, 2014.</ref> | | Since the beginning of 2014, Kim has put on considerable weight, leading to questions concerning his health (he was already a heavy smoker and heavy drinker).<ref>"[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/05/08/2014050801606.html N.Korean Leader Getting Fatter]" ''Chosun Ilbo'', October 10, 2014.</ref> |
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| − | In 2017, Kim Jong-un claimed that the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] and the South Korean N.I.S. wanted to kill him with biochemical stuff, which is unfounded and nothing more than a provocation as usual by this dictator.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/05/north-korea-accuses-cia-biochemical-plot-kill-kim-jong-un</ref> | + | In 2017, Kim Jong-un claimed that the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] and the South Korean N.I.S. wanted to kill him with biochemical weapons, which is unfounded and nothing more than a provocation as usual by this dictator.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/05/north-korea-accuses-cia-biochemical-plot-kill-kim-jong-un</ref> |
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