Kim Jong-il

1941 – 2011 North Korea

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Who was Kim Jong-il?

Second Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011, known for his "Songun" military-first policy and for directing several films before assuming power.

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Kim Jong-il (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

February 16, 1941

Ussuriysk

Died

2011

Pyongyang

Nationality

North Korea

Zodiac Sign

Aquarius

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