The Life Of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il In Pictures
Kim Jong Il, the North Korean dictator, has just started another term in office, after winning the country’s election last month with 100 percent of votes.
According to North Korean lore, Kim Jong-il’s birth was foretold by a swallow and heralded by a glorious double rainbow and the appearance of a new star. His official biography says he was born on White-Headed Mountain, the highest peak on the Korean peninsula. On top of the mountain sits the volcanic Heaven Lake.
However, a set of grey and prosaic Soviet Union records say Kim was born in 1941 in the remote Siberian fishing village of Vyatskoye, where his father was commanding a scraggly army battalion made up of Chinese and Korean exiles.
This is just one of many contradictions that surface when you look into the many stories of Kim Jong’s past.
Rumours of his death and look-a-likes appearing in public have been circulating for years. However he appeared on State television this past week looking alive although very frail.
Here’s a look at his life in pictures. Click the thumbs for full sized images.
Posted on April 13, 2009 | Filed Under Life
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