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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 the human rights abuses in North Korea. Over one million people in North Korea starved to death as a result of a state imposed famine.
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− | 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 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.
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− | 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]].
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− | Kim Jong Il is also thought to be a hypochondriac, and is famous also for his lavish lifestyle. He is also known to have at one time abducted a Japanese sushi chef for the sole purpose of making sushi for his "high exaltedness".{{fact}}
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− | == Also See ==
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− | * [[Kim Il Sung]]
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− | == References==
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− | == Links ==
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− | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1907197.stm BBC Profile]
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− | [[Category:Mass Murderers]]
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− | [[Category:Dictators]]
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− | [[Category:Communists]]
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− | [[Category:Korea]]
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− | [[Category:Atheists]]
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− | [[Category: Lunatics]]
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