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Succession to Kim Jong Il

North Korea · Government / Government of North Korea. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

2011

Kim Jong Un29 December 2011

Pyongyang · Government / Government of North Korea

Is proclaimed supreme leader after Kim Jong Il dies.

Names involved

Kim Jong Un

Provenance

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