Leader Biography.A biography is presented of Kim Jong-il, current Head of State for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which includes information on her family, education, political career and accomplishments in office.EBSCO_bspNorth Korea Country Review...
Kim Jong-un (born 8 January 1983; also romanized as Kim Jong-eun, Kim Jong Un or Kim Jung-eun) is the supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea. He is the son of Kim Jong-il (1941–2011) and the grandson of Kim Il-sung (1912–...
CURRENT STATUSOF ALL THE REMAINING COMMUNIST PARTY STATES THE Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would appear to have the most to fear from the 1989 democratic revolutions that swept Eastern Europe. The regime of Kim I1 Sung remains unmoved and unreformed, but is certainly not ...
Read MoreNorth Korea executes supreme leader's uncle Hwang is a member of a powerful faction created in the 1970s under former leader Kim Jong Il, the father of the current leader, to boost a personality cult around his family. Choe had been widely seen as a new right-hand man to Kim ...
the agency said. If his current health condition is not improved, the possibility of cardiovascular disease, which is a family history, is being closely monitored, the agency said. Seoul's NIS also reported that they have detected indications that North Korean officials are looking for new...
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire)—North Korea on Saturday reported 21 additional COVID-19 deaths, with more than 174,400 people nationwide feverish, as its leader Kim Jong-un stated that his country is faced with “great turmoil” due to the spread of the virus. ...
The “president” title is used to describe leaders in many democratic countries, and also in China and Russia. But in North Korea, the title has been reserved for Kim Il-sung, the late state founder and grandfather of the current leader. ...
These include Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of North Korea, and Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of Afghanistan. Why does Iran have a supreme leader? Iran's constitution instills the idea of a supreme leader, which derives from the concept ofWilayat al-Faqih, or the Guardianship...
SEOUL, South Korea-- North Korea on Monday acknowledged the purge of leader Kim Jong Un's influential uncle for alleged corruption, drug use, gambling and a long list of other "anti-state" acts, apparently ending the career of the country's second most powerful official. ...
Including headline news on North Korean politics and policies, the book provides a sweeping biography of one of the world's most important, provocative, and potentially dangerous leaders. As a political and cultural history, this is a resource for current events, carefully considered history, and ...