North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Has Died

Kim Jong Il Dead At 69


December 18, 2011

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic longtime leader, has died. He was 69.


Kim's death was announced Monday by the state television from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.

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