Kim Jong Il
Americannoun
noun
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Kim’s cement-factory visit contrasted sharply with how his late father, Kim Jong Il, reacted when the U.S. invaded Iraq more than two decades ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Samjiyon carries potent symbolism in North Korean propaganda as it is a stone's throw away from Mount Paektu, the peninsula's highest mountain where official accounts say Kim's father, Kim Jong Il, was born.
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
Born in either 1987 or 1988, Kim Yo Jong is Kim’s only sister, and one of the five children born to Kim Jong Il, who ruled North Korea from 1994 to 2011.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025
In fact, the birthdays of his father Kim Jong Il and grandfather Kim Il Sung - large, national celebrations during their time in power - are still marked by holidays to this day.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2024
Birthdays are central to the mythology of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, who had ruled North Korea with a god-like status since the country’s founding in 1948.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024
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