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The Kim family, also known as the Mount Paektu bloodline in the ideological discourse of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), is a three-generation lineage of North Korean leadership, descending from the country's founder and first leader, Kim Il Sung. Kim Il Sung came to rule the north in 1948, after the end of Japanese rule split the region in ...
Ri Sŏlju. Ri Sol-ju ( Korean : 리설주; born c. 1985–1989) [1] [2] [3] is the current First Lady of North Korea as the wife of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. [4] Little is known about her from official North Korean sources, but outside sources have speculated more about her background. While she has made many public appearances with her ...
Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Un [c] [d] [e] ( English: / ˌkɪm dʒɒŋˈʊn, - ˈuːn /; [2] Korean: 김정은; born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) [f] is a North Korean politician who has been supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. [g] He is the third son of Kim Jong Il, who was the ...
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's wife and influential aunt made a rare appearance in state media on Wednesday, as the ruling family has maintained a low profile during the ...
Ri Sol-ju was reportedly born into an elite family -- her father was a professor and her mother a doctor -- but little else is known about her life.
Kim Ju-ae (Korean: 김주애; born c. 2012–2013) is the daughter of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol-ju. Biography. Kim Ju-ae is generally believed to have been born in 2012–2013. Ri Sol-ju was absent from North Korean media during 2012, which has been later attributed to her pregnancy.
ASSOCIATED PRESS. More. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brought his daughter to visit troops to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the country's army as he ...
Kim Kyong-hui ( Korean : 김경희; born 30 May 1946) is the aunt of current North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. She is the daughter of the founding North Korean leader Kim Il Sung and the sister of the late leader Kim Jong Il. She currently serves as Secretary for Organization of the Workers' Party of Korea. An important member of Kim Jong Il's ...