Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Kim Jong Un Biography and Timeline

Follow Kim Jong Un through 4 dated historical records for North Korea.

Kim Jong Un, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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2013–2017Years on this page

2013

North Korea Third Nuclear Test

Supreme Leader · Leader of North Korea · North Korea · Warfare / Nuclear

North Korea announces its third nuclear test explosion, detected by the CTBTO monitoring network.

Role range: 2011-

2016

North Korea Fourth Nuclear Test

Supreme Leader · Leader of North Korea · North Korea · Warfare / Nuclear

North Korea announces its fourth nuclear test explosion, detected by the international monitoring system.

Role range: 2011-

North Korea Fifth Nuclear Test

Supreme Leader · Leader of North Korea · North Korea · Warfare / Nuclear

North Korea conducts its fifth announced nuclear test explosion.

Role range: 2011-

2017

North Korea Sixth Nuclear Test

Supreme Leader · Leader of North Korea · North Korea · Warfare / Nuclear

North Korea conducts its sixth and largest announced nuclear test explosion.

Role range: 2011-

Records, sources and methodology

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