Kim Jong Il

[ kim jong il ]

noun

1. 1942–2011, president of North Korea 1994–2011 (son of Kim Il Sung).

Kim Jong-il

/ kɪm dʒɔŋiːl /

noun

1. Kim19422011MKoreanPOLITICS: politician 1942–2011, North Korean politician; supreme leader of North Korea (1994–2011): son of Kim Il-sung

Example Sentences

In an ongoing campaign to rein in the power of the armed forces, Ri is pointedly in civilian garb in the formal group photograph in the shrine where the bodies of Kim’s grandfather and father, Kim Jong Il, lie embalmed under glass.

From The Daily Beast

The corpse of Kim Jong-il doesn't get any less ridiculous the longer you stare at it.

From The Daily Beast

Kim Chol was reportedly executed for drinking and carousing during the official mourning period after Kim Jong-il's death.

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His father, Kim Jong-il, did not approve of the relationship and ordered him to break it off.

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Young Kim took over in December 2011 after the sudden death of his father, Kim Jong-il.

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She appears crossing the path of the most senior state leaders in the days after the death of Kim Jong-il.

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