Kim Jong Il was born in Russia but north Korea mythology says he was born at this base camp. Though the terms are slightly loose, Kim Il Sung is the Great Leader and Kim Jong Il is the Dear Leader. Apparently the words "leader" are different ones for each in Korean.
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When Kim Jong Un was publicly unveiled this was a huge deal. To this day it's not 100% how many wives and/or children Jong Il had. This is the 10th Commandment of the Great Leader. This means only someone from the "Mt Paektu bloodline" (i.e., a descendant of Kim Il Sung) can leadpic.twitter.com/IHG57cqHpD
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He had at least three boys. The eldest, Kim Jong Nam, had been passed over for various reasons. He would have been an obvious replacement for Kim Jong Un--hence why he was assassinated. The middle Kim Jong Chol is a "sissy" who is not interested.
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The people in power are there because of their loyalty to the leader, period. Kim Jong Il's sister drove her daughter to suicide and she was behind the murder of Kim Jong Un's "uncle" (actually her husband).
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The possibility that Kim Jong Un's sister would take over is a common theory among people who can't name one single other person in the north Korea leadership. The culture is extremely patriarchal. The answer is: No one knows and there are no legal clues or precedent.
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I covered everything you need to know about north Korea in my book Dear Reader. This has been a decades-long process by the Kim family. It is a unique country with similarities to others but very much its own thing.https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Reader-Unauthorized-Autobiography-Jong/dp/1495283259/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492197807&sr=1-1&keywords=dear+reader …
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Our hearts must go out to the north Korean people in all this. They are ones who are enslaved prisoners. Hope for their peaceful liberation.
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here's the livestream where i went into far more detailhttps://youtu.be/pX3jP-Kg7ic
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