Kim Jong Un
Leader of North Korea since 2011
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| July 2024 | South Korea's spy agency reported that Kim had regained weight and was experiencing obesity-related health issues, including high blood pressure and diabetes. North Korean officials were reportedly seeking new medications abroad to treat his conditions. |
| July 2024 | South Korea's spy agency reported that Kim had regained weight and was experiencing obesity-related health issues, including high blood pressure and diabetes. North Korean officials were reportedly seeking new medications abroad to treat his conditions. |
| June 2024 | Putin visited Pyongyang for talks with Kim, signing the North Korean–Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, marking Putin's second visit to North Korea since 2000. |
| June 2024 | Putin visited Pyongyang for talks with Kim, signing the North Korean–Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, marking Putin's second visit to North Korea since 2000. |
| February 2024 | Kim received a car as a gift from Putin. |
| February 2024 | Kim received a car as a gift from Putin. |
| December 2023 | During a speech at the 9th plenum of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim called for a 'fundamental turnabout' in North Korea's stance towards South Korea, declaring South Korea as an 'enemy' and rejecting the possibility of reunification. |
| December 2023 | During a speech at the 9th plenum of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim called for a 'fundamental turnabout' in North Korea's stance towards South Korea, declaring South Korea as an 'enemy' and rejecting the possibility of reunification. |
| September 2023 | Kim Jong Un made his first foreign trip since 2019, visiting Russia and meeting with Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, expressing strong support for Russia's actions in Ukraine. |
| September 2023 | Kim Jong Un made his first foreign trip since 2019, visiting Russia and meeting with Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, expressing strong support for Russia's actions in Ukraine. |
| July 2023 | Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu and a Chinese delegation visited North Korea for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, with Shoigu meeting Kim Jong Un. |
| July 2023 | Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu and a Chinese delegation visited North Korea for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, with Shoigu meeting Kim Jong Un. |
| March 2023 | During a Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) plenary session, called for boosting agricultural production to address food shortages. |
| March 2023 | During a Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) plenary session, called for boosting agricultural production to address food shortages. |
| 2022 | North Korea approved a new law allowing automatic nuclear strikes in case of an attack on top leadership or nuclear command system, changing its previous nuclear policy. |
| 2022 | North Korea approved a new law allowing automatic nuclear strikes in case of an attack on top leadership or nuclear command system, changing its previous nuclear policy. |
| November 18 2022 | Kim Jong Un was seen reviewing key military arsenals with his daughter Ju Ae, marking a public appearance together. |
| November 18 2022 | Kim Jong Un was seen reviewing key military arsenals with his daughter Ju Ae, marking a public appearance together. |
| September 30 2022 | North Korea recognized Russia's unilateral annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. |
| September 30 2022 | North Korea recognized Russia's unilateral annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. |
| August 2022 | Kim Yo Jong indicated that Kim Jong Un had contracted COVID-19. |
| August 2022 | Kim Yo Jong indicated that Kim Jong Un had contracted COVID-19. |
| May 2022 | North Korea reports its first confirmed COVID-19 cases, ending Kim's claim of successfully preventing the pandemic. |
| May 2022 | North Korea reports its first confirmed COVID-19 cases, ending Kim's claim of successfully preventing the pandemic. |
| November 2021 | The South Korean National Intelligence Service reported the North Korean government began using the term 'Kimjongunism' to establish an independent ideological system centered on Kim. |
| November 2021 | The South Korean National Intelligence Service reported the North Korean government began using the term 'Kimjongunism' to establish an independent ideological system centered on Kim. |
| October 2021 | Kim criticized the US, stating there was no evidence of non-hostile intentions and criticized South Korea for disrupting military balance on the Korean peninsula. |
| October 2021 | Kim criticized the US, stating there was no evidence of non-hostile intentions and criticized South Korea for disrupting military balance on the Korean peninsula. |
| June 2021 | After a one-month absence from public appearances, outside observers noted that Kim had lost a significant amount of weight. |
| June 2021 | After a one-month absence from public appearances, outside observers noted that Kim had lost a significant amount of weight. |
| February 2021 | State media began referring to Kim as 'president of the State Affairs Commission' in English language articles. |
| February 2021 | State media began referring to Kim as 'president of the State Affairs Commission' in English language articles. |
| January 2021 | The Ministry of People's Armed Forces was renamed to the Ministry of Defence, part of efforts to present North Korea as a 'normal state'. |
| January 2021 | Kim held the 8th Workers' Party Congress, delivering a nine-hour report admitting economic plan failures and praising North Korea's nuclear capabilities. He was elected General Secretary of the WPK, replacing the WPK Chairman title. |
| January 2021 | Kim held the 8th Workers' Party Congress, delivering a nine-hour report admitting economic plan failures and praising North Korea's nuclear capabilities. He was elected General Secretary of the WPK, replacing the WPK Chairman title. |
| January 2021 | The Ministry of People's Armed Forces was renamed to the Ministry of Defence, part of efforts to present North Korea as a 'normal state'. |
| 2020 | Received the Jubilee Medal '75 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945' from Russia, awarded for his efforts in preserving the memory of Soviet soldiers who died during the Soviet–Japanese War (1945) and were buried in North Korea |
| 2020 | Received the Jubilee Medal '75 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945' from Russia, awarded for his efforts in preserving the memory of Soviet soldiers who died during the Soviet–Japanese War (1945) and were buried in North Korea |
| September 5 2020 | Kim toured areas hit by Typhoon Maysak, replaced the local provincial party committee chairman, and ordered Pyongyang officials to lead recovery efforts. He also fired Kim Song Il, chairman of the South Hamgyong Province Workers' Party of Korea Committee. |
| September 5 2020 | Kim toured areas hit by Typhoon Maysak, replaced the local provincial party committee chairman, and ordered Pyongyang officials to lead recovery efforts. He also fired Kim Song Il, chairman of the South Hamgyong Province Workers' Party of Korea Committee. |
| August 2020 | Kim ceded a degree of authority to his sister Kim Yo Jong, making her his de facto second-in-command with responsibility for relations with South Korea and the United States. |
| August 2020 | Kim ceded a degree of authority to his sister Kim Yo Jong, making her his de facto second-in-command with responsibility for relations with South Korea and the United States. |
| June 17 2020 | North Korea demolished the four-story joint-liaison office building it shared with South Korea. |
| June 17 2020 | North Korea demolished the four-story joint-liaison office building it shared with South Korea. |
| April 2020 | Kim was absent from public view for three weeks, sparking speculation about his health, though no clear evidence of illness emerged. |
| April 2020 | Kim was absent from public view for three weeks, sparking speculation about his health, though no clear evidence of illness emerged. |
| 2019 | Kim became the first North Korean leader to not participate as a candidate in the parliamentary election. The constitution was amended to replace references to Juche and Songun with Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism. |
| 2019 | President Trump stated that he did not believe Kim Jong Un was responsible for Otto Warmbier's death, contrary to his previous statements. |
| 2019 | President Trump stated that he did not believe Kim Jong Un was responsible for Otto Warmbier's death, contrary to his previous statements. |
| 2019 | Kim became the first North Korean leader to not participate as a candidate in the parliamentary election. The constitution was amended to replace references to Juche and Songun with Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism. |
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