North Korea on Friday commemorated the 10th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s death with calls for greater public loyalty toward his son and current leader Kim Jong Un, who is ...

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.

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.

Dec. 19, 2011— -- intro: Kim Jong Il, North Korea's supreme leader who ruled over one of the poorest countries in the world, died Saturday of heart failure. The 69-year-old was known for ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired his top general amid a shakeup of the country’s military leadership and wants his army to “gird for a war,” state media reported Thursday.

CNN Library (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the late Kim Jong Il, former Leader of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Details of his life were mysterious and varied from source to ...

UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. General Assembly paid tribute to North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il on Thursday by observing a minute of silence in his memory. There were no speeches and the chamber ...

Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, at age 69, ushering in his son Kim Jong Un as the new leader of the reclusive regime.To mark the 10-year anniversary of his death, the country has been holding a ...

The U.N. General Assembly granted a request from North Korea and held a moment of silence on Thursday for Kim Jong-il, the country's former leader who died on Saturday.

North Korean state media called for increased loyalty toward Kim Jong Un on the 10th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death. Above, citizens visit the bronze statues of their late leaders Kim Il Sung ...