Sources: BBC
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 giant statue of Kim Jong-il is unveiled in North Korea ahead of the 70th anniversary of his birthday. 2012-02-15
Kim Jong-un is acknowledged as the new supreme leader of North Korea at the conclusion of a state funeral for his father. 2011-12-29
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
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 arrives in Beijing for a meeting with the President of the People's Republic of China, Hu Jintao. 2011-05-25
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's youngest son Kim Jong-un reportedly lifts restrictions on women's fashion, while cosmetic surgery–though illegal–takes place in return for bribes. 2011-05-14
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's eldest son Kim Jong-nam says his father opposed the hereditary transfer of power, but did so to ensure stability. 2011-01-28
Kim Jong-il's eldest son, Kim Jong-nam, announces his opposition to the hereditary succession plan in North Korea which would see power transferred to his younger brother Kim Jong-un. 2010-10-12
A rare congress of the Korean Workers' Party in North Korea is postponed amid speculation about the health of Kim Jong-il. 2010-09-13