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Two women charged with the assassination of Kim Jong-nam plead not guilty in a Malaysian court because they thought it was a TV prank. Kim Jong-nam was the eldest son of deceased North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and the half-brother of current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
2017-10-2

North Korea commemorates the one-year anniversary of the death of former Leader Kim Jong-il.
2012-12-17

Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, leads thousands of officials in a memorial service for his father Kim Jong-il, the former leader, who died on 17 December 2011.
2012-12-16

North Korea says it will accept all South Korean delegations wishing to pay respects to the late leader Kim Jong-il.
2011-12-23

North Korea closes its border with China ahead of the funeral of former leader Kim Jong-il.
2011-12-21

South Korea reissues an invitation to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to a nuclear summit next year.
2011-06-1

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly visits Changchun in Northern China.
2011-05-21

South Korean media report that two North Koreans have been executed in front of 500 spectators for handling propaganda leaflets floated across the border from South Korea, apparently as part of a campaign by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il to tighten ideological control as he grooms his youngest son as eventual successor.
2011-01-24

North Korea reshuffles senior officials days ahead of a meeting of the Korean Workers' Party expected to lead to a transition of power from Kim Jong-il to his son Kim Jong-un.
2010-09-23

North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea cancels its largest political convention in thirty years officially due to floods caused by Typhoon Kompasu but sparking speculation about the health of Kim Jong-il.
2010-09-15