Korea: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (16 February 1941/1942 - 17 December 2011) on an inspection tour at a mine, two years before succeeding his father, Kim Il Sung, as supreme leader, 1992. Kim Jong-il was the supreme leader of North Korea (DPRK) from 1994 to 2011. He succeeded his father and founder of the DPRK Kim Il-sung following the elder Kim's death in 1994. Kim Jong-il was the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, and the supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, the fourth-largest standing army globally.

Korea: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (16 February 1941/1942 - 17 December 2011) on an inspection tour at a mine, two years before succeeding his father, Kim Il Sung, as supreme leader, 1992.  Kim Jong-il was the supreme leader of North Korea (DPRK) from 1994 to 2011. He succeeded his father and founder of the DPRK Kim Il-sung following the elder Kim's death in 1994. Kim Jong-il was the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, and the supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, the fourth-largest standing army globally. Stock Photo
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