Sources: BBC
Five unnamed Western European security sources say that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his father Kim Jong-il used fraudulently obtained Brazilian passports in order to apply for visas to visit Western countries in the 1990s. 2018-02-27
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is given two posts in the Workers' Party of Korea previously held by his father Kim Jong-Il, including chairman of the party's Central Military Commission and a standing member of the Politburo. 2012-04-12
A new statue of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is unveiled in the capital Pyongyang. 2012-02-14
South Korea lifts a temporary ban that it placed on travel to North Korea after the death of Kim Jong-Il. 2012-01-3
Kim Jong-un is named as the Supreme Commander of North Korea's armed forces following the death of his father Kim Jong-Il. 2011-12-31
North Korea begins two days of funeral services for former leader Kim Jong-Il, who died on December 17 of a heart attack, aged 69. 2011-12-28
North Korean media name Kim Jong-un – the son and successor of late leader Kim Jong-il – as the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army. [http:--www.straitstimes.com-The-Big-Story-The-Big-Story-1-Story-STIStory_748569.html ("Straits Times")]date=August 2019 2011-12-24
The death of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-il on December 17 is announced by Korean Central Television. 2011-12-19
North Korean television broadcasts live a military parade for Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il and his heir apparent Kim Jong-un. 2010-10-10
Kim Jong-un joins his father Kim Jong-il in observing Korean People's Army, confirming his status as heir-apparent as Supreme Leader of North Korea. 2010-10-5