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Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un is the supreme leader of North Korea, the third and youngest son of Kim Jong-il (1941–2011) and the grandson of Kim Il-sung (1912–1994). Following his father's death in 2011, he was announced as the "Great Successor" by North Korean state television. He has held the titles of the First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and also a presidium member of the Central Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea.
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8 Jan 1983
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Leader of North Korea
A North Korean submarine sails in the East Sea on Thursday, as the Pyongyang tests two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles. Photo: Yonhap via dpa
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The New Yalu River Bridge between the two countries was completed in 2014. Photo: Reuters
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North Korea said the missile it launched on October 3, pictured here, was capable of "changing its flight orbit at a low altitude" and included AI technology. Photo: KCNA/KNS/dpa
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (centre) inspects the newly-completed Kusong City Hospital in Kusong last year. Photo: KCNA via KNS/AFP
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Major General Yang Jin-hyeok, director of operations for South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, holds up a previously recovered North Korean anti-personnel mine during a briefing in Seoul on Monday. Photo: Korea Times
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