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|fullname = Yuri Irsenovich Kim (birth name)

|alias = Kim Jong-il

|alias = Kim Jong-il The Supreme Leader Dear Leader Dear Father Father of the People Sun of the Nation Fearless Leader Great General Great Successor His Excellency Glorious General Who Descended From Heaven Shining Star of Paektu Mountain The Second Sun The Second Son

The Supreme Leader Dear Leader Dear Father Father of the People

Sun of the Nation

Fearless Leader Great General

Great Successor

His Excellency

Glorious General Who Descended From Heaven Shining Star of Paektu Mountain

|origin = Vyatskoye, Russia

|occupation = Supreme Leader of North Korea (1994 – 2011)

|occupation = Supreme Leader of North Korea (1994 – 2011) General Secretary of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]] (1997 - 2011)

|skills = ~~Wisdom~~

|skills = High intelligence Intimidation Manipulation Political power

~~Manipulations~~

|hobby = Watching old movies Ruling North Korea Killing North Korean defectors Torturing and killing his enemies Having sex with his pleasure squad Commanding his troops and army

~~Power~~

|goals = Fulfill his father's goal to take over the peninsula (failed) Remain in power (succeeded)

|hobby = Watching old movies

|crimes = [[Terrorism]] [[Mass murder]] [[War crimes]] Human rights violations [[Crimes against humanity]] [[Propaganda]] [[Torture]] [[Genocide]] [[Rape]] [[Xenophobia]] [[Americophobia]] [[Anglophobia]] [[Anti-Japanese sentiment]]

Ruling North Korea

|type of villain = Oppressive Tyrant

Killing North Korean defectors

|name=Kim Jong-il}}

Torturing and killing his enemies

Having sex in his pleasure squad

Commanding his troops and army~~ ~~

|goals = ~~Fulfil~~ his father's goal to take over the peninsula (failed)

|crimes = [[Terrorism]]

~~Mass~~ [[murder]]

[[War crimes]]

Human rights violations

[[Crimes against humanity]]

[[Propaganda]]

[[Torture]]

[[Genocide]]

[[Rape]]

[[Xenophobia]]

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[[Anglophobia]]

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{{Quote|Nothing is impossible for a man with a strong will. The possible is in store for only a man who loves the future. There is no 'impossible' in the Korean language.|Kim Jong-il}}

'''Kim Jong-Il; '''born '''Yuri Irsenovich Kim''', also romanized as '''Kim Jong-Il''' or '''Kim Jung-il''',''' ('''February 16th 1941 – December 17th, 2011) was the supreme leader of North Korea (DPRK) from 1994 to his death in 2011. He succeeded his father and founder of the DPRK [[Kim Il-sung]], following his death in 1994. Jong-il was the General Secretary of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]], Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, and the supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, the 4th-largest standing army in the world.

'''Kim Jong-Il; '''born as '''Yuri Irsenovich Kim''', also romanized as '''Kim Jong-Il''' or '''Kim Jung-il''',''' ('''February 16th 1941 – December 17th, 2011) was the supreme leader of North Korea (DPRK) from 1994 to his death in 2011. He succeeded his father and founder of the DPRK [[Kim Il-sung]], following his death in 1994. Jong-il was the General Secretary of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]], Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, and the supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, the 4th-largest standing army in the world.

Kim Jong-il continued his father's rabid hold on the nation of North Korea, where the citizens have virtually no rights whatsoever. He, however, also held the strongest of all militaries and was still generally less brutal than his father was. In December 2011, Jong-il died from a series of stroke and heart failure and was soon succeeded by his son [[Kim Jong-un]]. After his death, he was made an Eternal Leader of North Korea, and a bronze statue of him was built next to Kim Il-sung's.

Kim Jong-il continued his father's rabid hold on the nation of North Korea, where the citizens have virtually no rights whatsoever. He, however, also held the strongest of all militaries and was still generally less brutal than his father was. In December 2011, Jong-il died from a series of stroke and heart failure and was soon succeeded by his son [[Kim Jong-un]]<ref name = death>[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kim-jong-il-leader-of-north-korea-dies Kim Jong Il, leader of North Korea, dies], ''History Channel''</ref>. After his death, he was made an Eternal Leader of North Korea, and a bronze statue of him was built next to Kim Il-sung's.

== Personality ==

Like his father [[Kim Il-sung]], Jong-il had a pteromerhanophobia (fear of flying) and he always traveled by private armored train for state visits to Russia and China. The BBC reported that Konstantin Pulikovsky, a Russian emissary who traveled with Jong-il across Russia by train, told reporters that Jong-il had live lobsters air-lifted to the train every day.

Like his father [[Kim Il-sung]], Jong-il had pteromerhanophobia (fear of flying) and he always traveled by private armored train for state visits to Russia and China.<ref name = facts></ref>The BBC reported that Konstantin Pulikovsky, a Russian emissary who traveled with Jong-il across Russia by train, told reporters that Jong-il had live lobsters air-lifted to the train every day.

Jong-il was said to be a huge movie fan, owning a collection of more than 20,000 video tapes and DVDs. His reported favorite movie franchises included ''Friday the 13th'', ''Rambo'', ''Godzilla'', and Hong Kong action cinema, and any movie starring Elizabeth Taylor. He authored On the Art of the Cinema. In 1978, on Jong-il's orders, South Korean movie director Shin Sang-ok and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee were kidnapped in order to build a North Korean film industry. In 2006, he was involved in the production of the Juche-based movie, The Schoolgirl's Diary, which depicted the life of a young girl whose parents are scientists, with a KCNA news report stating that Jong-il "improved its script and guided its production".

Jong-il was said to be a huge movie fan, owning a collection of more than 20,000 video tapes and DVDs. His reported favorite movie franchises included ''Friday the 13th'', ''Rambo'', ''Godzilla'', and Hong Kong action cinema, and any movie starring Elizabeth Taylor. He authored On the Art of the Cinema.<ref name = cinephile>[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-16245174.amp Kim Jong-il: The cinephile despot], ''BBC News''</ref> In 1978, on Jong-il's orders, South Korean movie director Shin Sang-ok and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee were kidnapped in order to build a North Korean film industry.<ref name = kidnapping>[https://www.npr.org/2016/09/22/494908429/a-korean-celebrity-couple-kidnapped-by-kim-jong-il-the-lovers-and-the-despot A Korean Celebrity Couple Kidnapped By Kim Jong Il: 'The Lovers And The Despot'], ''NPR''</ref> In 2006, he was involved in the production of the [[Juche]]-based movie, The Schoolgirl's Diary, which depicted the life of a young girl whose parents are scientists, with a KCNA news report stating that Jong-il "improved its script and guided its production".

In a 2011 news story, ''The Sun'' reported, "Kim Jong-il was obsessed with Elvis Presley. His mansion was crammed with his idol's records and his collection of 20,000 Hollywood movies included Presley's titles — along with ''Rambo'' and ''Godzilla''. He even copied the King's Vegas-era look of giant shades, jumpsuits and bouffant hairstyle. It was reported in 2003 that Kim Jong-il had a huge porn film collection."

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The evaluation found Jong-il appeared to pride himself on North Korea's independence, despite the extreme hardships it appears to place on the North Korean people — an attribute appearing to emanate from his antisocial personality pattern. This notion also encourages other cognitive issues, such as self-deception, as subsidiary components to Jong-il's personality.

Defectors claimed that Jong-il had 17 different palaces and residences all over North Korea, including a private resort near Baekdu Mountain, a seaside lodge in the city of Wonsan, and Ryongsong Residence, a palace complex northeast of Pyongyang surrounded with multiple fence lines, bunkers and anti-aircraft batteries.

Defectors claimed that Jong-il had 17 different palaces and residences all over North Korea, including a private resort near Baekdu Mountain, a seaside lodge in the city of Wonsan, and Ryongsong Residence, a palace complex northeast of Pyongyang surrounded with multiple fence lines, bunkers and anti-aircraft batteries.<ref>[https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/kimspalaces-08172009121508.html Kim's Palaces, Via Google Earth], ''Radio Free Asia''</ref>

===Finances===

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==Biography==

===Childhood===

Soviet records show that Jong-il was born in the village of Vyatskoye, near Khabarovsk, in February 16, 1941, where his father [[Kim Il-sung]] commanded the 1st Battalion of the Soviet 88th Brigade, made up of Chinese and Korean exiles. Jong-il's mother Kim Jong-suk was Il-sung's first wife.

Soviet records show that Jong-il was born in the village of Vyatskoye, near Khabarovsk, in February 16, 1941, where his father [[Kim Il-sung]] commanded the 1st Battalion of the Soviet 88th Brigade, made up of Chinese and Korean exiles. Jong-il's mother Kim Jong-suk was Il-sung's first wife.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1671983 A Visit to Kim Jong Il's Russian Birthplace], ''NPR Morning Edition''</ref>

However, Jong-il's official biography states he was born in a secret military camp on Baekdu Mountain (Korean: 백두산밀영고향집) in Japanese-occupied Korea on February 16, 1942. Official biographers claim that his birth at Baekdu Mountain was foretold by a swallow, and heralded by the appearance of a double rainbow across the sky over the mountain and a new star in the heavens.

However, Jong-il's official biography states he was born in a secret military camp on Baekdu Mountain (Korean: 백두산밀영고향집) in Japanese-occupied Korea on February 16, 1942. Official biographers claim that his birth at Baekdu Mountain was foretold by a swallow, and heralded by the appearance of a double rainbow across the sky over the mountain and a new star in the heavens.<ref name = Paektu></ref><ref name = facts>[https://www.cbsnews.com/media/kim-jong-il-10-weird-facts-propaganda/ Kim Jong Il: 10 weird facts, propaganda], ''CBS News''</ref>

In 1945, Jong-il was 4 years old when [[World War II]] ended and Korea regained independence from Japan. His father returned to Pyongyang that September, and in late November, he returned to Korea through a Soviet ship, landing at Sonbong (선봉군, also Unggi). The family moved into a former Japanese officer's mansion in Pyongyang, with a garden and pool. Jong-il's brother "Shura" Kim (the first Kim Pyong-il, but known by his Russian nickname) drowned there in 1948. Unconfirmed reports suggest that 5-year-old Jong-il might have caused the accident.

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Throughout his schooling, Jong-il was involved in politics. He was active in the Children's Union and the Democratic Youth League (DYL), taking part in study groups of Marxist political theory, communism, and other literature. In September 1957 he became vice-chairman of his middle school's DYL branch (the chairman had to be a teacher). He pursued a program of anti-factionalism and he tried to encourage greater ideological education among his classmates.

Jong-il is also said to have received English language education at the University of Malta in the early 1970s, on his infrequent holidays in Malta as guest of Prime Minister Dom Mintoff.

Jong-il is also said to have received English language education at the University of Malta in the early 1970s, on his infrequent holidays in Malta as guest of Prime Minister Dom Mintoff.<ref>[https://www.nknews.org/2014/06/kim-jong-ils-unlikely-maltese-mentor-a-secret-military-agreement/ Kim Jong Il’s unlikely Maltese mentor & a secret military agreement], ''NK News''</ref>

The elder Kim had meanwhile remarried and had another son named Kim Pyong-il (named after Jong-il's drowned brother). Since 1988, Pyong-il has served in a series of North Korean embassies in Europe and is the North Korean ambassador to Poland. Foreign commentators suspect that Pyong-il was sent to these distant posts by his father in order to avoid a power struggle between his two sons.

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By the 1980s, North Korea began to experience severe economic stagnation. Il-sung's policy of [[juche]] (self-reliance) cut the country off from almost all external trade, even with its traditional partners, the Soviet Union and China.

South Korea accused Jong-il of ordering the 1983 bombing in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar), which killed 17 visiting South Korean officials, including 4 cabinet members, and another in 1987 which killed all 115 on board Korean Air Flight 858. A North Korean agent named Kim Hyon-hui confessed to planting a bomb in the case of the second, saying the operation was ordered by Jong-il personally.

South Korea accused Jong-il of ordering the [[1983 Rangoon bombing|1983 bombing in Rangoon, Burma]] (now Yangon, Myanmar), which killed 17 visiting South Korean officials, including 4 cabinet members<ref>[https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/rangoon-bombing-north-korea%E2%80%99s-1983-attempt-destroy-south-korea%E2%80%99s-government-190689 The Rangoon Bombing: North Korea’s 1983 Attempt to Destroy South Korea’s Government], ''The National Interest''</ref>, and another in 1987 which killed all 115 on board Korean Air Flight 858. A North Korean agent named [[Kim Hyon-hui]] confessed to planting a bomb in the case of the second, saying the operation was ordered by Jong-il personally.<ref>[https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/01/24/The-tale-of-KAL-Flight-858-how-woman-who-bombed-it-walks-free/7101579813401/ The tale of KAL Flight 858, how woman who bombed it walks free], ''United Press International''</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/01/16/s-korea-accuses-north-after-agents-confession/6ce8cf57-38b0-49a8-a585-c9a087985fb9/ S. KOREA ACCUSES NORTH AFTER AGENT'S CONFESSION], ''The Washington Post''</ref>

In 1992, Jong-il's voice was broadcast within North Korea for the first time during a military parade for the KPA's 60th year anniversary in Pyongyang's Kim Il-sung Square, in which Il-sung attended with Jong-il by his side. After Il-sung's speech, and the parade inspection his son approached the microphone at the grandstand in response to the report of the parade inspector and simply said: "Glory to the heroic soldiers of the Korean People's Army!". Everyone in the audience applauded and the parade participants at the square grounds (which included veteran soldiers and officers of the KPA) shouted "10,000 years" 3 times after that.

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=== Human rights record ===

According to a 2004 Human Rights Watch report, the North Korean government under Kim was "among the world's most repressive governments", having up to 200,000 political prisoners according to U.S. and South Korean officials, and no freedom of the press or religion, political opposition or equal education: "Virtually every aspect of political, social, and economic life is controlled by the government."

According to a 2004 Human Rights Watch report, the North Korean government under Kim was "among the world's most repressive governments", having up to 200,000 political prisoners according to U.S. and South Korean officials, and no freedom of the press or religion, political opposition or equal education: "Virtually every aspect of political, social, and economic life is controlled by the government."<ref name = atrocities></ref><ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2004/04/15/speak-out-about-human-rights-north-korea Speak Out About Human Rights In North Korea], Human Rights Watch</ref>

Jong-il's government was accused of [[crimes against humanity]] for its alleged culpability in creating and prolonging the 1990s famine.

Jong-il's government was accused of [[crimes against humanity]] for its alleged culpability in creating and prolonging the 1990s famine.<ref name = atrocities>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/12/19/north-korea-kim-jong-ils-legacy-mass-atrocity North Korea: Kim Jong-Il’s Legacy of Mass Atrocity], Human Rights Watch</ref>

== Health and waning power rumors ==

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In an August 2008 issue of the Japanese newsweekly Shūkan Gendai, Waseda University professor Toshimitsu Shigemura, an authority on the Korean Peninsula, claimed that Jong-il died of diabetes in late 2003 and had been replaced in public appearances by one or more stand-ins previously employed to protect him from assassination attempts. In a subsequent best-selling book called ''The True Character of Kim Jong-il'', Shigemura cited apparently unnamed people close to Jong-il's family along with Japanese and South Korean intelligence sources, claiming they confirmed Jong-il's diabetes took a turn for the worse early in 2000 and from then until his supposed death 3½ years later he was using a wheelchair. Shigemura moreover claimed a voiceprint analysis of Jong-il speaking in 2004 did not match a known earlier recording. It was also noted that Jong-il did not appear in public for the Olympic torch relay in Pyongyang on April 28, 2008. The question had reportedly "baffled foreign intelligence agencies for years."

On September 9, 2008, various sources reported that after he didn't show up that day for a military parade celebrating North Korea's 60th anniversary, United States intelligence agencies believed Jong-il might be "gravely ill" after having suffered a stroke. He had last been seen in public a month earlier. A former CIA official said earlier reports of a health crisis were likely accurate. North Korean media remained silent on the issue. An Associated Press report said analysts believed Jong-il had been supporting moderates in the foreign ministry, while North Korea's powerful military was against so-called "Six-Party" negotiations with China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the United States aimed towards ridding North Korea of nuclear weapons. Some United States officials noted that soon after rumors about Jong-il's health were publicized a month before, North Korea had taken a "tougher line in nuclear negotiations."

On September 9, 2008, various sources reported that after he didn't show up that day for a military parade celebrating North Korea's 60th anniversary, United States intelligence agencies believed Jong-il might be "gravely ill" after having suffered a stroke.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/11/world/asia/11korea.html North Korean Leader Had Surgery After Stroke, South Koreans Say], ''The New York Times''</ref> He had last been seen in public a month earlier. A former CIA official said earlier reports of a health crisis were likely accurate. North Korean media remained silent on the issue. An Associated Press report said analysts believed Jong-il had been supporting moderates in the foreign ministry, while North Korea's powerful military was against so-called "Six-Party" negotiations with China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the United States aimed towards ridding North Korea of nuclear weapons. Some United States officials noted that soon after rumors about Jong-il's health were publicized a month before, North Korea had taken a "tougher line in nuclear negotiations."

In late August, North Korea's official news agency reported the government would "consider soon a step to restore the nuclear facilities in Nyongbyon to their original state as strongly requested by its relevant institutions." Analysts said this meant "the military may have taken the upper hand and that Jong-il might no longer be wielding absolute authority."

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===Successor===

Jong-il's three sons and his brother-in-law, along with O Kuk-ryol (an army general), had been noted as possible successors, but the North Korean government had for a time been wholly silent on this matter.

Kim Yong-hyun, a political expert at the Institute for North Korean Studies at Seoul's Dongguk University, has said, "Even the North Korean establishment would not advocate a continuation of the family dynasty at this point." Jong-il's eldest son Kim Jong-nam was earlier believed to be the designated heir, but he appears to have fallen out of favor after being arrested at Narita International Airport near Tokyo in 2001 while traveling on a forged passport.

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Jong-il with Russian President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] in Sosnovy-Bor Military garrison, Zaigrayevsky District Buriatya on August 24, 2011.

Jong-il reportedly visited the People's Republic of China in May 2010. He entered the country through his personal train on May 3, and stayed in a hotel in Dalian. In May 2010, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell told South Korean officials that Jong-il had only 3 years to live. He traveled to China again in August 2010, this time with his son, fueling speculation that he is ready to hand over power to Kim Jong-un.

Jong-il reportedly visited the People's Republic of China in May 2010. He entered the country through his personal train on May 3, and stayed in a hotel in Dalian. In May 2010, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell told South Korean officials that Jong-il had only 3 years to live. He traveled to China again in August 2010, this time with his son, fueling speculation that he is ready to hand over power to Kim Jong-un.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/26/north-korean-leader-china North Korean leader Kim Jong-il ‘visiting China with his son’], ''The Guardian''</ref>

He returned to China again in May 2011, marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China and the DPRK. In late August 2011, Jong-il traveled by train to the Russian Far East to meet with President Dmitry Medvedev for unspecified talks.

He returned to China again in May 2011, marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China and the DPRK. In late August 2011, Jong-il traveled by train to the Russian Far East to meet with President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] for unspecified talks.

=== Death ===

It was reported that Jong-il had died of a suspected heart attack on 17 December 2011 at 8:30 while traveling by train to an area outside Pyongyang. However, it was reported in December 2012 that he had died "in a fit of rage" over construction faults at a crucial power plant project at Huichon in Jagang Province. Jong-il was succeeded by his youngest son [[Kim Jong-un]], who was hailed by the Korean Central News Agency as the "Great Successor". The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) report that during his death, a fierce snowstorm paused and the sky glowed red above the sacred Mount Paektu. The ice on a famous lake also cracked so loud, it seemed to shake the Heavens and the Earth.

It was reported that Jong-il had died of a suspected heart attack on 17 December 2011 at 8:30 while traveling by train to an area outside Pyongyang<ref name = death></ref>. However, it was reported in December 2012 that he had died "in a fit of rage" over construction faults at a crucial power plant project at Huichon in Jagang Province. Jong-il was succeeded by his youngest son [[Kim Jong-un]], who was hailed by the Korean Central News Agency as the "Great Successor". The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) report that during his death, a fierce snowstorm paused and the sky glowed red above the sacred Mount Paektu. The ice on a famous lake also cracked so loud, it seemed to shake the Heavens and the Earth.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna45763055 Red skies and stormy seas heralded Kim Jong Il's death, state media says], ''NBC News''</ref>

Jong-il's funeral took place on December 28 in Pyongyang, with a mourning period lasting until the following day. South Korea's military was immediately put on alert after the announcement and its National Security Council convened for an emergency meeting, out of concern that political jockeying in North Korea could destabilise the region. Asian stock markets fell soon after the announcement because of similar concerns.

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*[[Kim Jong-un]] (son)

*Kim Yo-jong (daughter)

Jong-il's first mistress Song Hye-rim was a star of North Korean movies. She was already married to another man and with a child when they met; Jong-il is reported to have forced her husband to divorce her. This relationship, started in 1970, wasn't officially recognized. They had one son, Kim Jong-nam (born 1971) who is Jong-il's eldest son. He kept both the relationship and the child a secret (even from [[Kim Il-sung]]) until Jong-il ascended to power in 1994. However, after years of estrangement, Hye-rim is believed to have died in Moscow in the Central Clinical Hospital in 2002.

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==Videos==

~~<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/33waoauq01w</YouTube>~~

<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/NbGwB_DP1XI</YouTube>

<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/zfbNtugwISE</YouTube>

==Trivia==

*Legend has it that a double rainbow and a glowing new star appeared in the heavens to herald the birth of Kim Jong Il, in 1942, on North Korea's cherished [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baekdu_Mountain Baekdu Mountain]. Soviet records, however, indicate he was born in the Siberian village of Vyatskoye, in 1941. The people of North Korea, many of whom are reportedly battling famine, are apparently told that Kim's birthday is celebrated throughout the world.

*Legend has it that a double rainbow and a glowing new star appeared in the heavens to herald the birth of Kim Jong Il, in 1942, on North Korea's cherished [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baekdu_Mountain Baekdu Mountain]. Soviet records, however, indicate he was born in the Siberian village of Vyatskoye, in 1941.<ref name = Paektu>[https://nypost.com/2020/05/30/how-the-kim-dynasty-has-brainwashed-north-koreans-for-generations/ How the Kim dynasty has brainwashed North Koreans for generations], ''New York Post''</ref> The people of North Korea, many of whom are reportedly battling famine, are apparently told that Kim's birthday is celebrated throughout the world.

*Official records reportedly show that Kim learned to walk at the age of three weeks, and was talking at eight weeks. While at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Il-sung_University Kim Il Sung University], he apparently wrote 1,500 books over a period of three years, along with six full operas. According to his official biography, all of his operas are “better than any in the history of music." Then there's his sporting prowess. In 1994, Pyongyang media reported that the first time Kim picked up a golf club, he shot a 38-under par round on North Korea's only golf course, including 11 holes-in-one. Reports say each of his 17 bodyguards verified the record-breaking feat. He then decided to retire from the sport forever.

*Official records reportedly show that Kim learned to walk at the age of three weeks, and was talking at eight weeks. While at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Il-sung_University Kim Il Sung University], he apparently wrote 1,500 books over a period of three years, along with six full operas. According to his official biography, all of his operas are “better than any in the history of music."<ref name = facts></ref>Then there's his sporting prowess. In 1994, Pyongyang media reported that the first time Kim picked up a golf club, he shot a 38-under par round on North Korea's only golf course, including 11 holes-in-one. Reports say each of his 17 bodyguards verified the record-breaking feat. He then decided to retire from the sport forever.

*Kim was said to be an avid film collector, amassing more than 20,000 videotapes and DVDs. His favourite flicks reportedly included Friday the 13th, Rambo, Godzilla, Hong Kong action films, and anything starring Elizabeth Taylor. In 1978, he ordered the kidnapping of a South Korean film director [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645661/ Shin Sang-ok] and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee so they could build a North Korean film industry. A decade later, they reportedly escaped while on a trip to Austria, and have since been granted refuge in the United States.

*Kim was said to be an avid film collector, amassing more than 20,000 videotapes and DVDs. His favourite flicks reportedly included Friday the 13th, Rambo, Godzilla, Hong Kong action films, and anything starring Elizabeth Taylor.<ref name = cinephile></ref> In 1978, he ordered the kidnapping of a South Korean film director [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645661/ Shin Sang-ok] and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee so they could build a North Korean film industry.<ref name = kidnapping></ref> A decade later, they reportedly escaped while on a trip to Austria, and have since been granted refuge in the United States.

*According to Watchmojo's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9yPMWpjN9k&t=173s 10 Most EVIL Men in History video,] Kim Jong-il is the ninth most evil man in the history of mankind.

*He serves as the [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Kim_Jong-il_(Team_America:_World_Police) main antagonist] in the political satire film, ''Team America: World Police.''

*He serves as the main protagonist in the satirical song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8XjcK06UXo "Ima Korean"] whom which the creator of had also made songs about [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Donald Trump]], [[Jared Fogle]], [[Kim Jong-un]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Osama bin Laden]], [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Kanye West]], [[Andrew Tate]], and [[Chris Brown]] as the main protagonists.

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-Power<br>
+|goals = Fulfill his father's goal to take over the peninsula (failed)<br>Remain in power (succeeded)
-|hobby = Watching old movies<br>
+|crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br>[[Mass murder]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Americophobia]]<br>[[Anglophobia]]<br>[[Anti-Japanese sentiment]]
-Ruling North Korea<br>
+|type of villain = Oppressive Tyrant
-Killing North Korean defectors<br>
+|name=Kim Jong-il}}
-Torturing and killing his enemies<br>
-Having sex in his pleasure squad<br>
-Commanding his troops and army<br>
-|goals = Fulfil his father's goal to take over the peninsula (failed)
-|crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br>
-Mass [[murder]]<br>
-[[War crimes]]<br>
-Human rights violations<br>
-[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>
-[[Propaganda]]<br>
-[[Torture]]<br>
-[[Genocide]]<br>
-[[Rape]]<br>
-[[Xenophobia]]<br>
-[[Americophobia]]<br>
-[[Anglophobia]]<br>
-[[Hate Speech]]<br>
-[[Authoritarianism]]<br>
-|type of villain = Dictator
-|name=Evil-doer}}
 {{Quote|Nothing is impossible for a man with a strong will. The possible is in store for only a man who loves the future. There is no 'impossible' in the Korean language.|Kim Jong-il}}
-'''Kim Jong-Il; '''born '''Yuri Irsenovich Kim''', also romanized as '''Kim Jong-Il''' or '''Kim Jung-il''',''' ('''February 16th 1941 – December 17th, 2011) was the supreme leader of North Korea (DPRK) from 1994 to his death in 2011. He succeeded his father and founder of the DPRK [[Kim Il-sung]], following his death in 1994. Jong-il was the General Secretary of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]], Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, and the supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, the 4th-largest standing army in the world.
+'''Kim Jong-Il; '''born as '''Yuri Irsenovich Kim''', also romanized as '''Kim Jong-Il''' or '''Kim Jung-il''',''' ('''February 16th 1941 – December 17th, 2011) was the supreme leader of North Korea (DPRK) from 1994 to his death in 2011. He succeeded his father and founder of the DPRK [[Kim Il-sung]], following his death in 1994. Jong-il was the General Secretary of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]], Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, and the supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, the 4th-largest standing army in the world.
-Kim Jong-il continued his father's rabid hold on the nation of North Korea, where the citizens have virtually no rights whatsoever. He, however, also held the strongest of all militaries and was still generally less brutal than his father was. In December 2011, Jong-il died from a series of stroke and heart failure and was soon succeeded by his son [[Kim Jong-un]]. After his death, he was made an Eternal Leader of North Korea, and a bronze statue of him was built next to Kim Il-sung's.
+Kim Jong-il continued his father's rabid hold on the nation of North Korea, where the citizens have virtually no rights whatsoever. He, however, also held the strongest of all militaries and was still generally less brutal than his father was. In December 2011, Jong-il died from a series of stroke and heart failure and was soon succeeded by his son [[Kim Jong-un]]<ref name = death>[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kim-jong-il-leader-of-north-korea-dies Kim Jong Il, leader of North Korea, dies], ''History Channel''</ref>. After his death, he was made an Eternal Leader of North Korea, and a bronze statue of him was built next to Kim Il-sung's.
 == Personality ==
-Like his father [[Kim Il-sung]], Jong-il had a pteromerhanophobia (fear of flying) and he always traveled by private armored train for state visits to Russia and China. The BBC reported that Konstantin Pulikovsky, a Russian emissary who traveled with Jong-il across Russia by train, told reporters that Jong-il had live lobsters air-lifted to the train every day.
+Like his father [[Kim Il-sung]], Jong-il had pteromerhanophobia (fear of flying) and he always traveled by private armored train for state visits to Russia and China.<ref name = facts></ref>The BBC reported that Konstantin Pulikovsky, a Russian emissary who traveled with Jong-il across Russia by train, told reporters that Jong-il had live lobsters air-lifted to the train every day.
-Jong-il was said to be a huge movie fan, owning a collection of more than 20,000 video tapes and DVDs. His reported favorite movie franchises included ''Friday the 13th'', ''Rambo'', ''Godzilla'', and Hong Kong action cinema, and any movie starring Elizabeth Taylor. He authored On the Art of the Cinema. In 1978, on Jong-il's orders, South Korean movie director Shin Sang-ok and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee were kidnapped in order to build a North Korean film industry. In 2006, he was involved in the production of the Juche-based movie, The Schoolgirl's Diary, which depicted the life of a young girl whose parents are scientists, with a KCNA news report stating that Jong-il "improved its script and guided its production".
+Jong-il was said to be a huge movie fan, owning a collection of more than 20,000 video tapes and DVDs. His reported favorite movie franchises included ''Friday the 13th'', ''Rambo'', ''Godzilla'', and Hong Kong action cinema, and any movie starring Elizabeth Taylor. He authored On the Art of the Cinema.<ref name = cinephile>[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-16245174.amp Kim Jong-il: The cinephile despot], ''BBC News''</ref> In 1978, on Jong-il's orders, South Korean movie director Shin Sang-ok and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee were kidnapped in order to build a North Korean film industry.<ref name = kidnapping>[https://www.npr.org/2016/09/22/494908429/a-korean-celebrity-couple-kidnapped-by-kim-jong-il-the-lovers-and-the-despot A Korean Celebrity Couple Kidnapped By Kim Jong Il: 'The Lovers And The Despot'], ''NPR''</ref> In 2006, he was involved in the production of the [[Juche]]-based movie, The Schoolgirl's Diary, which depicted the life of a young girl whose parents are scientists, with a KCNA news report stating that Jong-il "improved its script and guided its production".
 In a 2011 news story, ''The Sun'' reported, "Kim Jong-il was obsessed with Elvis Presley. His mansion was crammed with his idol's records and his collection of 20,000 Hollywood movies included Presley's titles — along with ''Rambo'' and ''Godzilla''. He even copied the King's Vegas-era look of giant shades, jumpsuits and bouffant hairstyle. It was reported in 2003 that Kim Jong-il had a huge porn film collection."
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 The evaluation found Jong-il appeared to pride himself on North Korea's independence, despite the extreme hardships it appears to place on the North Korean people — an attribute appearing to emanate from his antisocial personality pattern. This notion also encourages other cognitive issues, such as self-deception, as subsidiary components to Jong-il's personality.
-Defectors claimed that Jong-il had 17 different palaces and residences all over North Korea, including a private resort near Baekdu Mountain, a seaside lodge in the city of Wonsan, and Ryongsong Residence, a palace complex northeast of Pyongyang surrounded with multiple fence lines, bunkers and anti-aircraft batteries.
+Defectors claimed that Jong-il had 17 different palaces and residences all over North Korea, including a private resort near Baekdu Mountain, a seaside lodge in the city of Wonsan, and Ryongsong Residence, a palace complex northeast of Pyongyang surrounded with multiple fence lines, bunkers and anti-aircraft batteries.<ref>[https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/kimspalaces-08172009121508.html Kim's Palaces, Via Google Earth], ''Radio Free Asia''</ref>
 ===Finances===
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 ==Biography==
 ===Childhood===
-Soviet records show that Jong-il was born in the village of Vyatskoye, near Khabarovsk, in February 16, 1941, where his father [[Kim Il-sung]] commanded the 1st Battalion of the Soviet 88th Brigade, made up of Chinese and Korean exiles. Jong-il's mother Kim Jong-suk was Il-sung's first wife.
+Soviet records show that Jong-il was born in the village of Vyatskoye, near Khabarovsk, in February 16, 1941, where his father [[Kim Il-sung]] commanded the 1st Battalion of the Soviet 88th Brigade, made up of Chinese and Korean exiles. Jong-il's mother Kim Jong-suk was Il-sung's first wife.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1671983 A Visit to Kim Jong Il's Russian Birthplace], ''NPR Morning Edition''</ref>
-However, Jong-il's official biography states he was born in a secret military camp on Baekdu Mountain (Korean: 백두산밀영고향집) in Japanese-occupied Korea on February 16, 1942. Official biographers claim that his birth at Baekdu Mountain was foretold by a swallow, and heralded by the appearance of a double rainbow across the sky over the mountain and a new star in the heavens.
+However, Jong-il's official biography states he was born in a secret military camp on Baekdu Mountain (Korean: 백두산밀영고향집) in Japanese-occupied Korea on February 16, 1942. Official biographers claim that his birth at Baekdu Mountain was foretold by a swallow, and heralded by the appearance of a double rainbow across the sky over the mountain and a new star in the heavens.<ref name = Paektu></ref><ref name = facts>[https://www.cbsnews.com/media/kim-jong-il-10-weird-facts-propaganda/ Kim Jong Il: 10 weird facts, propaganda], ''CBS News''</ref>
 In 1945, Jong-il was 4 years old when [[World War II]] ended and Korea regained independence from Japan. His father returned to Pyongyang that September, and in late November, he returned to Korea through a Soviet ship, landing at Sonbong (선봉군, also Unggi). The family moved into a former Japanese officer's mansion in Pyongyang, with a garden and pool. Jong-il's brother "Shura" Kim (the first Kim Pyong-il, but known by his Russian nickname) drowned there in 1948. Unconfirmed reports suggest that 5-year-old Jong-il might have caused the accident.
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 Throughout his schooling, Jong-il was involved in politics. He was active in the Children's Union and the Democratic Youth League (DYL), taking part in study groups of Marxist political theory, communism, and other literature. In September 1957 he became vice-chairman of his middle school's DYL branch (the chairman had to be a teacher). He pursued a program of anti-factionalism and he tried to encourage greater ideological education among his classmates.
-Jong-il is also said to have received English language education at the University of Malta in the early 1970s, on his infrequent holidays in Malta as guest of Prime Minister Dom Mintoff.
+Jong-il is also said to have received English language education at the University of Malta in the early 1970s, on his infrequent holidays in Malta as guest of Prime Minister Dom Mintoff.<ref>[https://www.nknews.org/2014/06/kim-jong-ils-unlikely-maltese-mentor-a-secret-military-agreement/ Kim Jong Il’s unlikely Maltese mentor & a secret military agreement], ''NK News''</ref>
 The elder Kim had meanwhile remarried and had another son named Kim Pyong-il (named after Jong-il's drowned brother). Since 1988, Pyong-il has served in a series of North Korean embassies in Europe and is the North Korean ambassador to Poland. Foreign commentators suspect that Pyong-il was sent to these distant posts by his father in order to avoid a power struggle between his two sons.
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 By the 1980s, North Korea began to experience severe economic stagnation. Il-sung's policy of [[juche]] (self-reliance) cut the country off from almost all external trade, even with its traditional partners, the Soviet Union and China.
-South Korea accused Jong-il of ordering the 1983 bombing in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar), which killed 17 visiting South Korean officials, including 4 cabinet members, and another in 1987 which killed all 115 on board Korean Air Flight 858. A North Korean agent named Kim Hyon-hui confessed to planting a bomb in the case of the second, saying the operation was ordered by Jong-il personally.
+South Korea accused Jong-il of ordering the [[1983 Rangoon bombing|1983 bombing in Rangoon, Burma]] (now Yangon, Myanmar), which killed 17 visiting South Korean officials, including 4 cabinet members<ref>[https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/rangoon-bombing-north-korea%E2%80%99s-1983-attempt-destroy-south-korea%E2%80%99s-government-190689 The Rangoon Bombing: North Korea’s 1983 Attempt to Destroy South Korea’s Government], ''The National Interest''</ref>, and another in 1987 which killed all 115 on board Korean Air Flight 858. A North Korean agent named [[Kim Hyon-hui]] confessed to planting a bomb in the case of the second, saying the operation was ordered by Jong-il personally.<ref>[https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/01/24/The-tale-of-KAL-Flight-858-how-woman-who-bombed-it-walks-free/7101579813401/ The tale of KAL Flight 858, how woman who bombed it walks free], ''United Press International''</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/01/16/s-korea-accuses-north-after-agents-confession/6ce8cf57-38b0-49a8-a585-c9a087985fb9/ S. KOREA ACCUSES NORTH AFTER AGENT'S CONFESSION], ''The Washington Post''</ref>
 In 1992, Jong-il's voice was broadcast within North Korea for the first time during a military parade for the KPA's 60th year anniversary in Pyongyang's Kim Il-sung Square, in which Il-sung attended with Jong-il by his side. After Il-sung's speech, and the parade inspection his son approached the microphone at the grandstand in response to the report of the parade inspector and simply said: "Glory to the heroic soldiers of the Korean People's Army!". Everyone in the audience applauded and the parade participants at the square grounds (which included veteran soldiers and officers of the KPA) shouted "10,000 years" 3 times after that.
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 === Human rights record ===
-According to a 2004 Human Rights Watch report, the North Korean government under Kim was "among the world's most repressive governments", having up to 200,000 political prisoners according to U.S. and South Korean officials, and no freedom of the press or religion, political opposition or equal education: "Virtually every aspect of political, social, and economic life is controlled by the government."
+According to a 2004 Human Rights Watch report, the North Korean government under Kim was "among the world's most repressive governments", having up to 200,000 political prisoners according to U.S. and South Korean officials, and no freedom of the press or religion, political opposition or equal education: "Virtually every aspect of political, social, and economic life is controlled by the government."<ref name = atrocities></ref><ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2004/04/15/speak-out-about-human-rights-north-korea Speak Out About Human Rights In North Korea], Human Rights Watch</ref>
-Jong-il's government was accused of [[crimes against humanity]] for its alleged culpability in creating and prolonging the 1990s famine.
+Jong-il's government was accused of [[crimes against humanity]] for its alleged culpability in creating and prolonging the 1990s famine.<ref name = atrocities>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/12/19/north-korea-kim-jong-ils-legacy-mass-atrocity North Korea: Kim Jong-Il’s Legacy of Mass Atrocity], Human Rights Watch</ref>
 == Health and waning power rumors ==
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 In an August 2008 issue of the Japanese newsweekly Shūkan Gendai, Waseda University professor Toshimitsu Shigemura, an authority on the Korean Peninsula, claimed that Jong-il died of diabetes in late 2003 and had been replaced in public appearances by one or more stand-ins previously employed to protect him from assassination attempts. In a subsequent best-selling book called ''The True Character of Kim Jong-il'', Shigemura cited apparently unnamed people close to Jong-il's family along with Japanese and South Korean intelligence sources, claiming they confirmed Jong-il's diabetes took a turn for the worse early in 2000 and from then until his supposed death 3½ years later he was using a wheelchair. Shigemura moreover claimed a voiceprint analysis of Jong-il speaking in 2004 did not match a known earlier recording. It was also noted that Jong-il did not appear in public for the Olympic torch relay in Pyongyang on April 28, 2008. The question had reportedly "baffled foreign intelligence agencies for years."
-On September 9, 2008, various sources reported that after he didn't show up that day for a military parade celebrating North Korea's 60th anniversary, United States intelligence agencies believed Jong-il might be "gravely ill" after having suffered a stroke. He had last been seen in public a month earlier. A former CIA official said earlier reports of a health crisis were likely accurate. North Korean media remained silent on the issue. An Associated Press report said analysts believed Jong-il had been supporting moderates in the foreign ministry, while North Korea's powerful military was against so-called "Six-Party" negotiations with China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the United States aimed towards ridding North Korea of nuclear weapons. Some United States officials noted that soon after rumors about Jong-il's health were publicized a month before, North Korea had taken a "tougher line in nuclear negotiations."
+On September 9, 2008, various sources reported that after he didn't show up that day for a military parade celebrating North Korea's 60th anniversary, United States intelligence agencies believed Jong-il might be "gravely ill" after having suffered a stroke.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/11/world/asia/11korea.html North Korean Leader Had Surgery After Stroke, South Koreans Say], ''The New York Times''</ref> He had last been seen in public a month earlier. A former CIA official said earlier reports of a health crisis were likely accurate. North Korean media remained silent on the issue. An Associated Press report said analysts believed Jong-il had been supporting moderates in the foreign ministry, while North Korea's powerful military was against so-called "Six-Party" negotiations with China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the United States aimed towards ridding North Korea of nuclear weapons. Some United States officials noted that soon after rumors about Jong-il's health were publicized a month before, North Korea had taken a "tougher line in nuclear negotiations."
 In late August, North Korea's official news agency reported the government would "consider soon a step to restore the nuclear facilities in Nyongbyon to their original state as strongly requested by its relevant institutions." Analysts said this meant "the military may have taken the upper hand and that Jong-il might no longer be wielding absolute authority."
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 ===Successor===
 Jong-il's three sons and his brother-in-law, along with O Kuk-ryol (an army general), had been noted as possible successors, but the North Korean government had for a time been wholly silent on this matter.
 Kim Yong-hyun, a political expert at the Institute for North Korean Studies at Seoul's Dongguk University, has said, "Even the North Korean establishment would not advocate a continuation of the family dynasty at this point." Jong-il's eldest son Kim Jong-nam was earlier believed to be the designated heir, but he appears to have fallen out of favor after being arrested at Narita International Airport near Tokyo in 2001 while traveling on a forged passport.
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 Jong-il with Russian President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] in Sosnovy-Bor Military garrison, Zaigrayevsky District Buriatya on August 24, 2011.
-Jong-il reportedly visited the People's Republic of China in May 2010. He entered the country through his personal train on May 3, and stayed in a hotel in Dalian. In May 2010, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell told South Korean officials that Jong-il had only 3 years to live. He traveled to China again in August 2010, this time with his son, fueling speculation that he is ready to hand over power to Kim Jong-un.
+Jong-il reportedly visited the People's Republic of China in May 2010. He entered the country through his personal train on May 3, and stayed in a hotel in Dalian. In May 2010, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell told South Korean officials that Jong-il had only 3 years to live. He traveled to China again in August 2010, this time with his son, fueling speculation that he is ready to hand over power to Kim Jong-un.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/26/north-korean-leader-china North Korean leader Kim Jong-il ‘visiting China with his son’], ''The Guardian''</ref>
-He returned to China again in May 2011, marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China and the DPRK. In late August 2011, Jong-il traveled by train to the Russian Far East to meet with President Dmitry Medvedev for unspecified talks.
+He returned to China again in May 2011, marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China and the DPRK. In late August 2011, Jong-il traveled by train to the Russian Far East to meet with President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] for unspecified talks.
 === Death ===
-It was reported that Jong-il had died of a suspected heart attack on 17 December 2011 at 8:30 while traveling by train to an area outside Pyongyang. However, it was reported in December 2012 that he had died "in a fit of rage" over construction faults at a crucial power plant project at Huichon in Jagang Province. Jong-il was succeeded by his youngest son [[Kim Jong-un]], who was hailed by the Korean Central News Agency as the "Great Successor". The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) report that during his death, a fierce snowstorm paused and the sky glowed red above the sacred Mount Paektu. The ice on a famous lake also cracked so loud, it seemed to shake the Heavens and the Earth.
+It was reported that Jong-il had died of a suspected heart attack on 17 December 2011 at 8:30 while traveling by train to an area outside Pyongyang<ref name = death></ref>. However, it was reported in December 2012 that he had died "in a fit of rage" over construction faults at a crucial power plant project at Huichon in Jagang Province. Jong-il was succeeded by his youngest son [[Kim Jong-un]], who was hailed by the Korean Central News Agency as the "Great Successor". The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) report that during his death, a fierce snowstorm paused and the sky glowed red above the sacred Mount Paektu. The ice on a famous lake also cracked so loud, it seemed to shake the Heavens and the Earth.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna45763055 Red skies and stormy seas heralded Kim Jong Il's death, state media says], ''NBC News''</ref>
 Jong-il's funeral took place on December 28 in Pyongyang, with a mourning period lasting until the following day. South Korea's military was immediately put on alert after the announcement and its National Security Council convened for an emergency meeting, out of concern that political jockeying in North Korea could destabilise the region. Asian stock markets fell soon after the announcement because of similar concerns.
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 *[[Kim Jong-un]] (son)
 *Kim Yo-jong (daughter)
 Jong-il's first mistress Song Hye-rim was a star of North Korean movies. She was already married to another man and with a child when they met; Jong-il is reported to have forced her husband to divorce her. This relationship, started in 1970, wasn't officially recognized. They had one son, Kim Jong-nam (born 1971) who is Jong-il's eldest son. He kept both the relationship and the child a secret (even from [[Kim Il-sung]]) until Jong-il ascended to power in 1994. However, after years of estrangement, Hye-rim is believed to have died in Moscow in the Central Clinical Hospital in 2002.
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 ==Videos==
-<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/33waoauq01w</YouTube>
 <YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/NbGwB_DP1XI</YouTube>
 <YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/zfbNtugwISE</YouTube>
 ==Trivia==
-*Legend has it that a double rainbow and a glowing new star appeared in the heavens to herald the birth of Kim Jong Il, in 1942, on North Korea's cherished [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baekdu_Mountain Baekdu Mountain]. Soviet records, however, indicate he was born in the Siberian village of Vyatskoye, in 1941. The people of North Korea, many of whom are reportedly battling famine, are apparently told that Kim's birthday is celebrated throughout the world.
+*Legend has it that a double rainbow and a glowing new star appeared in the heavens to herald the birth of Kim Jong Il, in 1942, on North Korea's cherished [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baekdu_Mountain Baekdu Mountain]. Soviet records, however, indicate he was born in the Siberian village of Vyatskoye, in 1941.<ref name = Paektu>[https://nypost.com/2020/05/30/how-the-kim-dynasty-has-brainwashed-north-koreans-for-generations/ How the Kim dynasty has brainwashed North Koreans for generations], ''New York Post''</ref> The people of North Korea, many of whom are reportedly battling famine, are apparently told that Kim's birthday is celebrated throughout the world.
-*Official records reportedly show that Kim learned to walk at the age of three weeks, and was talking at eight weeks. While at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Il-sung_University Kim Il Sung University], he apparently wrote 1,500 books over a period of three years, along with six full operas. According to his official biography, all of his operas are “better than any in the history of music." Then there's his sporting prowess. In 1994, Pyongyang media reported that the first time Kim picked up a golf club, he shot a 38-under par round on North Korea's only golf course, including 11 holes-in-one. Reports say each of his 17 bodyguards verified the record-breaking feat. He then decided to retire from the sport forever.
+*Official records reportedly show that Kim learned to walk at the age of three weeks, and was talking at eight weeks. While at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Il-sung_University Kim Il Sung University], he apparently wrote 1,500 books over a period of three years, along with six full operas. According to his official biography, all of his operas are “better than any in the history of music."<ref name = facts></ref>Then there's his sporting prowess. In 1994, Pyongyang media reported that the first time Kim picked up a golf club, he shot a 38-under par round on North Korea's only golf course, including 11 holes-in-one. Reports say each of his 17 bodyguards verified the record-breaking feat. He then decided to retire from the sport forever.
-*Kim was said to be an avid film collector, amassing more than 20,000 videotapes and DVDs. His favourite flicks reportedly included Friday the 13th, Rambo, Godzilla, Hong Kong action films, and anything starring Elizabeth Taylor. In 1978, he ordered the kidnapping of a South Korean film director [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645661/ Shin Sang-ok] and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee so they could build a North Korean film industry. A decade later, they reportedly escaped while on a trip to Austria, and have since been granted refuge in the United States.
+*Kim was said to be an avid film collector, amassing more than 20,000 videotapes and DVDs. His favourite flicks reportedly included Friday the 13th, Rambo, Godzilla, Hong Kong action films, and anything starring Elizabeth Taylor.<ref name = cinephile></ref> In 1978, he ordered the kidnapping of a South Korean film director [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645661/ Shin Sang-ok] and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee so they could build a North Korean film industry.<ref name = kidnapping></ref> A decade later, they reportedly escaped while on a trip to Austria, and have since been granted refuge in the United States.
+*According to Watchmojo's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9yPMWpjN9k&t=173s 10 Most EVIL Men in History video,] Kim Jong-il is the ninth most evil man in the history of mankind.
+*He serves as the [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Kim_Jong-il_(Team_America:_World_Police) main antagonist] in the political satire film, ''Team America: World Police.''
+*He serves as the main protagonist in the satirical song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8XjcK06UXo "Ima Korean"] whom which the creator of had also made songs about [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Donald Trump]], [[Jared Fogle]], [[Kim Jong-un]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Osama bin Laden]], [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Kanye West]], [[Andrew Tate]], and [[Chris Brown]] as the main protagonists.
+==References==
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