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Kim Jong Il names youngest son as successor
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Evil Jun 2 2009, 02:34 PM Post #1
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Kim Jong Un, the 25-year old youngest son of the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Il, has been formally declared as his successor, the South Korean media reported yesterday, in the latest sign of dramatic change in the isolated totalitarian state.

North Korea’s Worker’s Party, the country’s token parliament and cabinet were notified of the succession soon after the country’s second nuclear test, according to sources quoted by the Yonhap news agency and two Seoul newspapers. There were conflicting reports over whether foreign embassies had also been notified.

The news seems to confirm what has become increasingly clear for the past few months – that, after a serious illness last summer, 67-year old Kim Jong Il is preparing for his family’s continued rule of North Korea’s 25 million people, after he is gone.

It is a wish to offset the atmosphere of insecurity and uncertainty created by this transition, many North Korea watchers believe, that has led Mr Kim Snr to put on recent displays of confidence and strength, including last week’s underground nuclear test.


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6412255.ece
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Mr Psi Jun 2 2009, 07:59 PM Post #2
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There have been loads of rumours like this circulating around about other people. Chances are it's just another theory.
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Nuke Jun 3 2009, 02:23 AM Post #3
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Yeah, a few years back everyone thought it would be Kim Jong-Chul. I think the theories will continue to rotate through his sons until some day when one of them actually takes power.
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No matter which one he picks, I can see the sucessor interting some capitalist stuff + shit, moving away from Juche, and trying to stop all stuff the Dear Leader started,
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Yeah, but only to a limited extent. He'll need to maintain the support of the military, so whatever he does must also keep the generals happy.
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