August 20, 2011 – Kim Jong Il travels to eastern Russia. He meets with President Dmitry Medvedev in Buryatia. December 17, 2011 – Dies at the age of 69, reportedly of a heart attack.

Kim Young-Shik looks like the leader of his enemy country, North Korea. Up until the late-founder of the world's most secretive state, Kim Il-Sung, had passed away in July 1994, average South ...

In this image made from video, pedestrians walk beneath portraits of Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, at Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Aug. 11, 2017.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, far right, and his son Kim Jong Un, far left, salute as they watch a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Sept. 9, 2011 KCNA / Reuters ...

Last week, Kim Jong Il’s son and successor, Kim Jong Un, presided over the execution of his uncle, former National Defense Commission chairman Jang Song Taek. He was married to Kim Jong Il’s ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid his respect at a family mausoleum to mark the birthday of his late father and former leader Kim Jong Il, state media KCNA said on Monday, pledging to ...

Item 1 of 3 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to pay tribute on the 13th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death, in Pyongyang, North Korea, December 17, 2024, in ...

Kim Jong Un is also named as vice chairman of the party’s central military commission. August 20, 2011 – Kim Jong Il travels to eastern Russia. He meets with President Dmitry Medvedev in Buryatia.

Kim Jong Il's birthday, which falls on February 16, is widely celebrated as a major holiday in North Korea, called the Day of the Shining Star. Sign up here.