Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un is a North Korean politician who has been supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is the third son of Kim Jong Il, who was the second supreme leader of North Korea, and a grandson of Kim Il Sung, the founder and first supreme leader of the country.
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Some of the key events about Kim Jong Un

  • 2010
    Appointed as a four-star general in the Korean People's Army
  • 2011
    Assumed leadership of North Korea following his father's death
  • 2011
    Assumed power as Supreme Leader of North Korea following his father's death
  • 2012
    Introduced economic reforms allowing some private enterprise
  • 2013
    Established the State Sports Guidance Commission to promote athletics
  • 2013
    Executed his uncle Jang Song-thaek on charges of treason
  • 2014
    Ordered the construction of the Masikryong Ski Resort
  • 2014
    Ordered the purge and execution of numerous high-ranking officials
  • 2015
    Announced a new time zone for North Korea, 30 minutes behind South Korea
  • 2015
    Allegedly ordered the execution of defense chief Hyon Yong-chol using an anti-aircraft gun
  • 2016
    Presided over the first Korean Workers' Party congress in 36 years
  • 2016
    Conducted North Korea's fourth nuclear test, violating international sanctions
  • 2017
    Allegedly ordered the assassination of his half-brother Kim Jong-nam in Malaysia
  • 2017
    Launched North Korea's first intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States
  • 2018
    Met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Korean Demilitarized Zone
  • 2018
    Held first-ever summit between North Korea and United States in Singapore
  • 2018
    Continued to expand North Korea's nuclear and missile programs despite international pressure
  • 2019
    Met with U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the DMZ
  • 2019
    Oversaw the collapse of denuclearization talks with the United States
  • 2020
    Ordered the demolition of the inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong

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