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    <name>Kim Jong-un</name>
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    <text>North Korea passes a new law formally declaring itself a &quot;nuclear state&quot;. The law includes the right of North Korea to use &quot;preemptive&quot; nuclear strikes as Kim Jong-un promises to &quot;never give up&quot; the country's nuclear weapons. </text>
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    <text>The South Korean National Intelligence Service reports that North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has delegated some major responsibilities to his sister, Kim Yo-jong, that involves overseeing North Korea's relations with South Korea and the United States. South Korean lawmakers describe her new role as a &quot;&quot;de facto&quot; second-in-command&quot; of North Korea who &quot;steers overall state affairs.&quot; </text>
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    <text>U.S. President Donald Trump tweets that &quot;very productive talks&quot; are being held with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on reinstating the June 12 Singapore summit, which he had cancelled Thursday. </text>
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    <text>U.S. President Donald Trump states there is a &quot;very substantial chance&quot; that the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un next month may not occur. </text>
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    <text>South Korean President Moon Jae-in hosts talks at the Blue House with North Korean President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong-nam and Kim Jong-Un's sister Kim Yo-jong. </text>
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    <text>Two North Korean officials are reportedly publicly executed by Kim Jong-un after they allegedly disobeyed orders: former agriculture minister Hwang Min for unsuitable policies and Ri Yong Jin, a senior official at the education ministry, for sleeping at a meeting with Kim, disrespect for the leader and corruption. They were allegedly executed by anti-aircraft artillery fire. </text>
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    <text>A joint New Year editorial by North Korean media calls for &quot;human shields&quot; to protect new Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. </text>
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    <slug>/feed/2011/12/31/kim-jong-un-is-named-as-the-supreme-commander-of-north-korea-s-armed-forces-following-the-death-of-his-father-kim-jong-i</slug>
    <text>Kim Jong-un is named as the Supreme Commander of North Korea's armed forces following the death of his father Kim Jong-Il. </text>
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    <text>Kim Jong-un is acknowledged as the new supreme leader of North Korea at the conclusion of a state funeral for his father. </text>
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    <text>Radio Free Asia reports that North Korea's National Defense Commission held an emergency meeting presided over by Kim Jong-un to compromise the upcoming G20 summit in Seoul, South Korea. </text>
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  <text>Jang Sung-thaek, the uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is executed. </text>
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