Kim Jong-il (16 February 1941/2 – 17 December 2011) was the supreme leader of North Korea. He was the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, the ruling party since 1948, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, and the supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, the fourth-largest standing army in the world.
In April 2009, North Korea's constitution was amended to refer to him implicitly as the "supreme leader". He was also referred to as the "Dear Leader", "our Father", "the General" and "Generalissimo".His son Kim Jong-un was promoted to a senior position in the ruling Workers' Party and is his successor. In 2010, he was ranked 31st in Forbes Magazine's List of The World's Most Powerful People.The North Korean government announced his death on 19 December 2011.
KCNA the official news agency.said North Korean soldiers and citizens were swearing allegiance to Kim-Jong-un. People on streets of Pyongyang broke into tears as they learned of Kim's death.
North Korea is a country which is cut from other countries and is also threat due to nuclear weapons accuqired by it.
After death of Kim-Jong leadership of N.Korea will be in hands of his son Kim-jong-un who is in early Twenties.
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