Monday, December 19, 2011

North Korea`s Dictator Is Dead -- News Roundup December 19, 2011



Tears For A Tyrant: He Oppressed, Starved And Had Them Shot For 16 Years But N Koreans Mourn Death Of Kim Jong Il... As West Fears Show Of Strength From Rogue Nuclear State -- Daily Mail

* Kim Jong Il died on a train on Saturday morning from a heart attack
* Came into power in 1994, succeeding his father, Kim Il Sung
* Third son, Kim Jong Un, unveiled as successor in September 2010
* His uncle Jang Song Thaek expected to rule behind the scenes as he trains on the job
* South Korean and Japanese militaries on 'high alert'
* North Korea today test-fires short-range missile on eastern coast
* Fears of behind-the-scenes power struggle which could destabilise region
* Funeral planned for December 28 in capital of Pyongyang

Millions of wailing North Koreans today poured on to the streets in a highly orchestrated display of public mourning after the death of the country's dictator Kim Jong Il.

Prostrating themselves on the ground and sobbing uncontrollably, the Communist state's repressed population gathered in towns and villages to mark the passing of a tyrant who had impoverished his nation, caused millions to starve and shot many of his subjects. Some people were so overcome that they collapsed.

Kim Jong Il died of a heart attack while on a train on Saturday and his death was announced on state television last night. He had ruled the country since succeeding his father Kim Il Sung in 1994.

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More News On The Death Of North Korea`s Leader Kim Jong-il

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies -- L.A. Times
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dead of heart attack, state media reports -- CNN
Kim Jong-il, North Korean leader, dies -- The Guardian
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies at 69 -- MSNBC
N. Korean leader Kim dead: state TV -- AFP
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Dies At 69 -- NPR
Kim Jong-il: South Korea on high alert after North Korea confirms passing of enigmatic leader -- Christian Science Monitor
Kim Jong Il Dead at Age 69 -- Voice of America
Kim Jong Il: Dynastic Leader With Nuclear Ambition -- ABC News
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Is Dead, South Declares Alert -- RTT News
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dead -- UPI
North Korea's Kim Jong-il dies aged 69 -- The Telegraph
N. Korea Signals Kim Succession as South Braces -- Bloomberg
Kim Jong-un, 'great successor' poised to lead North Korea -- The Guardian
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies -- Financial Times

North Koreans rally around Kim Jong Il's heir -- AP
Young Heir Faces Uncertain Transition in North Korea -- New York Times
Kim Jong Il's Death: North Korea Waits for Kim Jong Un to Consolidate Power -- Time
North Korea's heir apparent, Kim Jong Un, largely an enigma -- CTV

Kim Jong-il dies aged 69: latest reaction -- The Telegraph
The life and times of a supreme leader -- Euronews
Kim Jong Il's Life: Myth, Mystery and Mayhem -- Time
Kim Jong Il's bizarre life as a pop culture icon -- CNN
North Korea’s loony leader loved hoops, Hennessy and his platform shoes -- New York Daily News
Kim Jong-il obituary -- The Guardian

Kim Jong Un: 10 Things You Might Not Know About North Korea’s New Leader -- Time
With N. Korea’s Kim Jong-il dead, who’s in charge? -- By Andrew Salmon, The Washington Times
Cigars, cognac and mass starvation: 10 facts that divide North Korea from the world -- MSNBC
With Kim Jong Il death, shock of the unknown -- CNN
What's Next for North Korea After Kim's Death? -- ABC News
The Death of Kim Jong Il: A Nightmare Before Christmas -- Howard Chua-Eoan, Time
Viewpoint: Will Kim's death aid US ties? -- Donal P. Gregg, BBC
Kim Jong-il dies: Will his son replace him as leader of North Korea? -- Donald Kirk, Christian Science Monitor
Kim’s death is one more headache for China -- Robert Haddick, Small Wars Journal



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