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Article: Kim Jong Il Succeeds Late Father as Ruler, N. Korean Radio Says
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 14, 1994
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North Korea's state-controlled radio reported today that supreme
power in the isolated Communist state has passed to Kim Jong Il,
saying the 52-year-old Kim has succeeded his late father, Kim Il
Sung, in all three of the top ruling positions.
If accurate, the report means the mysterious figure who has
never been known to give a speech in public will take over as
secretary general of the Workers Party, the nation's only legal
party; as commander of the million-member armed forces; and as
president, and thus civilian head of state, of the nation formally
known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
That would give the son full control of the governing apparatus
set up by Kim Il ...