Mosaic murals installed at a factory in Pyongyang place current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the center between his ...

Kim Jong Un is also named as vice chairman of the party’s central military commission. August 20, 2011 – Kim Jong Il travels to eastern Russia. He meets with President Dmitry Medvedev in Buryatia.

August 20, 2011 – Kim Jong Il travels to eastern Russia. He meets with President Dmitry Medvedev in Buryatia. December 17, 2011 – Dies at the age of 69, reportedly of a heart attack.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid his respect at a family mausoleum to mark the birthday of his late father and former leader Kim Jong Il, state media KCNA said on Monday, pledging to ...

North Koreans also bow to statues of Kim Jong Il, the father of their current leader, Kim Jong Un. A public square in Rason, North Korea, in 2017. Ed Jones / AFP via Getty Images file.

When the South Korean spy met with Kim Jong-il, he declined the late North Korean leader’s offer of a toast, citing a promise to his mother that he would never drink.

Mosaic murals installed at a factory in Pyongyang place current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the center between his ...

Kim Jong Un is also named as vice chairman of the party’s central military commission. August 20, 2011 – Kim Jong Il travels to eastern Russia. He meets with President Dmitry Medvedev in Buryatia.