Jong-Il Kim

(1941-2011)

Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

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Kim Jong-il (Korean: 김정일; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim (Russian: Юрий Ирсенович Ким); 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who served as the second Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father – Kim Il-sung, the first Supreme Leader – until his own death in 2011, when he was succeeded by his son, Kim Jong-un.

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Born	Kim Jong-il 16 February 1941 Vyatskoye, Russia
Died	17 December 2011 (aged 70) Pyongyang, North Korea
Zodiac	Aquarius
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Song Hye-rim 1937-2002 · m. ???? info edit

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Hong Il-chon - First wife of Kim Jong-il · m. 1966; div. 1969 info edit

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Kim Young-sook 1947- North Korean first lady · m. 1974; div. 2011 info edit

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Ko Young-hee 1953-2004 Consort of Kim Jong-il info edit

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Children 5

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Kim Jong-nam info 1st child with Song Hye-rim Male b. 10 May 1971 d. 14 Feb 2017 Age: 45 (at death) 1971-2017 North Korean politician

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Kim Sol-song info 2nd child with Kim Young-sook b. 30 Dec 1973 Age: 51 1973- Celebrity Baby

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Kim Jong-chul info 3rd child with Ko Young-hee b. 25 Sep 1981 Age: 43 1981- Celebrity Baby

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Kim Jong-Un info 4th child with Ko Young-hee Male b. 8 Jan 1983 Age: 42 1983- North Korean leader

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Kim Yo-jong info 5th child with Ko Young-hee Female b. 26 Sep 1987 Age: 37 1987- North Korean politician

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Parents

Kim Jong-suk · Mother · 1919-1949 · Mother of Kim Jong-il. edit info

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Siblings

1 brother and 1 sister

Kim Man-il · Brother · 1944-1948 · Son of Kim Il Sung (c. 1944-1977,1978) edit info

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Kim Kyong-hui · Sister · 1946-2014 · North Korean politician edit info

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Il-Sung Kim · 1912-1994 · Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994 edit info

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Kim Yong-ju · Uncle · 1920-2021 · North Korean politician and the younger brother of Kim Il-sung edit info

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Kim Pyong-il · Half Brother · 1954- · North Korean diplomat edit info

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Kim Han-sol · Grandson · 1994- · North Korean student, ruling family member edit info

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Jong-Il Kim has also been romantically linked to:

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Kim Ok

Kim Jong-Il's personal secretary

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2004 - 2011

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Ko Young-hee

Consort of Kim Jong-il

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1977 - 2004

Partner Died · 3 children

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Kim Young-sook

North Korean first lady

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Married · 1974

1974 - 2011

Divorced · 1 child

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Hong Il-chon

First wife of Kim Jong-il

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Married · 1966

1966 - 1969

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Song Hye-rim

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Children

Kim Jong-nam info

1st child

with Song Hye-rim

Male

b. 10 May 1971

d. 14 Feb 2017

Age: 45 (at death)
Kim Sol-song info

2nd child

with Kim Young-sook

b. 30 Dec 1973

Age: 51
Kim Jong-chul info

3rd child

with Ko Young-hee

b. 25 Sep 1981

Age: 43
Kim Jong-Un info

4th child

with Ko Young-hee

Male

b. 8 Jan 1983

Age: 42
Kim Yo-jong info

5th child

with Ko Young-hee

Female

b. 26 Sep 1987

Age: 37

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