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North Korea's state agency KCNA announces the country will launch a satellite sometime between December 10 and December 22. The launch will take place around the time of South Korea's presidential election on December 19 and close to the first anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong-il. South Korean officials, as well as the US, believe that the isolated state is testing long-range missile technology with the aim of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile.
2012-12-1

A new statue of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is unveiled in the capital Pyongyang.
2012-02-14

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 Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly visits China, the third such visit in a year.
2011-05-20

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

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

North Korean television broadcasts live a military parade for Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il and his heir apparent Kim Jong-un.
2010-10-10

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

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

South Korea's presidential office claims that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is visiting China for the second time this year.
2010-08-26