North Korea's enigmatic leader Kim Jong Il - who, after succeeding his father 17 years ago, captained his poor, closed nation and antagonized its enemies - is dead, state media reported Monday. Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong face the death penalty if they are convicted of murdering Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and half-brother of current ruler Kim Jong Un is the third and youngest son of Kim Jong Il and assumed power upon his father's death in 2011. Kim Jong Il's position as successor was made public at a party congress in 1980. Mr. Kim, 74 years old, has led North Korea since the nation was founded in 1948. During his long tenure, he has encouraged a cult of personality that pervades his nation. He is known to North Aisyah and Huong were accused of using VX nerve agent, a poison developed for military use, and the victim was the eldest son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, and half brother of current leader Kim Jong Un. For a time, Kim Jong Nam had been seen, at least by outside experts, as a potential heir to the country's leadership. Born Kim Song-pal on 29 December 1924 in South Pyongan Province, [3] [4] Kim Song-ae began her career as a clerical worker in the Ministry of National Defense where she first met Kim Il Sung in 1948. She was hired to work in his residence as an assistant to Kim Jong-suk, Kim Il Sung's first wife. After Kim Jong-suk's 1949 death, Kim Song-ae Kim Jong Il. AKA Yuri Irsenowich Kim. Born: 16-Feb-1941 Birthplace: Khabarovsk, Siberia, Russia Died: 17-Dec-2011 Cause of death: Heart Failure Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Asian Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Head of State Nationality: North Korea Executive summary: Dictator of North Korea, 1994-2011 As a young man, "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-Il lived a playboy lifestyle, and many wUaW.

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