succession
KJU: 50-odd Days Later
The DPRK press reported on 20 November (Saturday) that Kim Jong Il and hereditary successor, Kim Jong Un, attended a commemorative photo session with members of the Korean People’s Internal Security Forces. Chosun Ilbo wrote […]
Who’s Afraid of Ko Yong Hui?
Despite all of the DPRK’s activity around the hereditary succession of Kim Jong Un, missing from the narratives and rumors is any word of Ko Yong Hui. Ko was KJI’s 4th wife and the […]
Jong Nam on Jong Un
Kim Jong Nam, Kim Jong Il’s eldest son and step-brother of hereditary successor Kim Jong Un told Japan’s Asahi TV that he has no interest in becoming the next DPRK leader. “Personally, I am against […]
KJI and KJU Review KPA Parade
Kim Jong Il reviewed a Pyongyang military parade held on the 65th anniversary of the foundation of the Korean Workers’ Party. Attending the parade review with him was son and hereditary successor, Kim […]
Get this Party Started
SPA Presidium Vice President Yang Hyong Sop confirmed to the Associated Press in a Friday interview that Kim Jong Un is the official successor to Kim Jong Il. Yang told the AP: “Our […]
Jong Un Visited Wonsan Aggie in April ’09?
Yonhap has discovered a possible image of Kim Jong Un, Vice Chairman of the Party Central Military Commission and Kim Jong Il’s hereditary successor. The photo was aired on KCTV, and derives from Kim Jong […]
Jong Un Photographs (Come all without, come all within…)
Photographs of hereditary successor Kim Jong Un attending the 3rd Party Conference and posing with other members of the DPRK leadership were released by KCNA.
