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June 2, 2009

Kim Jong-il Reportedly Picks Son to Be His Successor
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has reportedly designated his youngest
son to be the country’s next ruler. Little is known about his youngest
son, who is thought to have been born in 1983 or early 1984.