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(1941-2011)

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Early Life

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Kim Jong Il

Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

For the South Korean long jumper, see Kim Jong-il (long jumper).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Eternal General Secretary Kim Jong Il
Kim in August 2011
In office 8 October 1997 – 17 December 2011
Preceded by	Kim Il Sung
Succeeded by	Kim Jong Un (as First Secretary)
In office 9 April 1993 – 17 December 2011
First Vice Chairman	O Jin-u Jo Myong-rok
Vice Chairman
Preceded by	Kim Il Sung
Succeeded by	Kim Jong Un (as First Chairman)
In office 24 December 1991 – 17 December 2011
Preceded by	Kim Il Sung
Succeeded by	Kim Jong Un
In office 8 October 1997 – 17 December 2011
Preceded by	Kim Il Sung
Succeeded by	Kim Jong Un
Born	Yuri Irsenovich Kim (1941-02-16)16 February 1941 Vyatskoye, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	17 December 2011(2011-12-17) (aged 70) Pyongyang, North Korea
Resting place	Kumsusan Palace of the Sun
Nationality
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Spouses	Hong Il-chon ​ ​ (m. 1966; div. 1969)​
Domestic partners
Children
Parents
Relatives	Kim family
Education	Man • Kim Jong-il North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (1942 ~ 2011) A young Kim Jong-il and his mother, Kim Jung-sook(middle) Kim Jong-il was born on February 16, 1942 to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jung-sook in Khabarovsk, Russia. (North Koreans claim that he was born in a military hideout in Mt. Baekdu of Yang-gang Province’s Samjiyon County). Currently the most powerful man in North Korea, he has held office as the General Secretary of the KWP, Chairman of the NDC, Commander-in-chief of the KPA, Head of the Republic, member of the KWP Central Committee and the SPA, Cadre of the KWP Central Committee’s Political Bureau, etc. Designated as his father’s successor as early as the mid 1970s, he began his apprenticeship by taking office in key positions such as Secretary of the KWP Central Committee and member of the KWP Central Committee’s Political Bureau. In 1990, he became the de facto no.2 man in power by being appointed as the 1st Division Chief of the NDC, while in 1991, he took office as Commander-in-chief of the KPA. The preparatory process for Kim Jong-il’s succession to power was completed when he became the Chairman of the NDC in 1993. He overcame the crisis following Kim Il-sung’s death through the three-year ‘bequest rule’ period initiated in 1994. Upon his taking office i