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Kim Jong Il
(1941-2011)
Who Was Kim Jong Il?
Much of Kim Jong Il's persona is based on a cult of personality, meaning that legend and official North Korean government accounts describe his life, character and actions in ways that promote and legitimize his leadership, including his birth.
Over the years, Kim's dominating personality and complete concentration of power has come to define the country North Korea.
Early Life
Kim Jong Il was born on February 16, 1941, though official accounts place his birth a year later.
Some mystery surrounds when and where Kim Jong Il was born. Official North Korean biographies state that his birth occurred on February 16, 1942, in a secret camp on Mount Paekdu along the Chinese border, in Samjiyon County, Ryanggang Province, in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
Other reports indicate he was born a year later in Vyatskoye in the former Soviet Union.
During World War II, his father commanded the 1st Battalion of the So