Kim Jong-il: Difference between revisions

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====Cult of personality====

[[File:Kim_Jong-il_with_Kim_Il-sung_protraits.png|thumb|A North Korean voting booth containing portraits of [[Kim Il-sung|Il-sung]] and Jong-il under the national flag. Below the portraits is the ballot box.]]

Jong-il was the center of an elaborate personality cult inherited from his father and founder of the DPRK [[Kim Il-sung]]. Defectors have been quoted as saying that North Korean schools deify both father and son. He was often the center of attention throughout ordinary life in the DPRK. On his 60th birthday (based on his official date of birth), mass celebrations occurred throughout the country on the occasion of his Hwangab. Many North Koreans believed that he had the "magical" ability to "control the weather" based on his mood. In 2010, the North Korean media reported that Jong-il's distinctive clothing had set worldwide fashion trends.

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 ====Cult of personality====
+[[File:Kim_Jong-il_with_Kim_Il-sung_protraits.png|thumb|A North Korean voting booth containing portraits of [[Kim Il-sung|Il-sung]] and Jong-il under the national flag. Below the portraits is the ballot box.]]
 Jong-il was the center of an elaborate personality cult inherited from his father and founder of the DPRK [[Kim Il-sung]]. Defectors have been quoted as saying that North Korean schools deify both father and son. He was often the center of attention throughout ordinary life in the DPRK. On his 60th birthday (based on his official date of birth), mass celebrations occurred throughout the country on the occasion of his Hwangab. Many North Koreans believed that he had the "magical" ability to "control the weather" based on his mood. In 2010, the North Korean media reported that Jong-il's distinctive clothing had set worldwide fashion trends.