Kim Jong Il8 July 1994
Becomes North Koreas de facto leader after Kim Il Sung dies.
North Korea · Government / Government of North Korea. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Becomes North Koreas de facto leader after Kim Il Sung dies.
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