Is Kim Jong-il dead?


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Kim Jong il Kim Jong-il (AKA Yuri Irsenovich Kim, 2/16/1941 - 12/17/2011) was the ruler of North Korea. In 2010, he was ranked 31st in Forbes Magazine's List of The World's Most Powerful People. The North Korean government announced his death on 19 December 2011. His successor is yet to be announced.

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The 'Dear Leader' of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, died on December 17th 2011. Famous for political brinkmanship (the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, typically in politics), Kim Jong Il successfully turned crisis after crisis in to aid for his impoverished and xenophobic nation.

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