Kim Jong Il
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Kim Jong Il (b. 16 Feb. 1942). Leader of North Korea 1994– Born in Chabarovsk in the USSR while his father,
Kim Il Sung, was active in the
Red Army. He attended school in China, studied economics at the University of Pyongyang (1960–3), and became active within the Communist Party of North Korea, rising rapidly within its ranks. As Secretary (chairman) of Organization and
Propaganda from 1973, he became the designated successor to his father as leader of the country. A member of the
Politburo from 1974, he was appointed chairman of the Defence Committee in 1990, and became Supreme Commander of the armed forces in December 1991. After his father's death, however, he maintained his position only with difficulty. His leadership of the Communist Party was only confirmed in 1996, and could only be secured by the retention of the monstrous personality cult of his father. Moreover, Kim Jong Il secured his position by pouring almost all the country's scarce resources into the army, even at the cost of exacerbating widespread famine.
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