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Archive - Kim Jong-il: 1942 - 2011 

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Long time ruler of the isolated Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Kim Jong-il, has died from a heart attack at the age of 69. The “Supreme Leader”, also regularly referred to as “Dear Leader” by his people, assumed control of the country following the death of his father, Kim Il-sung, in 1994.
Widely known for his eccentricities, the repressive leader held a god-like status in North Korea. Following a major famine in the 1990s, Kim Jong-il’s government further militarized though still largely depending on foreign food-aid. Relations with the neighboring Republic of Korea... 

Hiroji Kubota 1982

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 1982. Kim Jong Il appeared the first... 

Chien-Chi Chang 2005

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. February 16, 2005. Annual birthday celebration... 

Hiroji Kubota 1982

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 1986. A Kim Il Sung University's guide... 

Hiroji Kubota 2010

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. August, 2010. Painting of Kim Jong-il... 
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Hiroji Kubota 2010

NORTH KOREA. August 17, 2010. Established by President Kim il... 
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Chien-Chi Chang 2005

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. February 16, 2005. Annual birthday celebration... 

Hiroji Kubota 1982

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 1982. Kim Jong Il (third from left) and... 

Chien-Chi Chang 2005

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 2005. Subway in downtown. 

Hiroji Kubota 2010

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. August, 2010. A painting of Kim Il-sung... 
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Chien-Chi Chang 2005

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 2005. Statue of KIM Il Sung, founder... 

Chien-Chi Chang 2005

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 2005. In front of the Juche Tower. 

Chien-Chi Chang 2005

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 2005.

Chien-Chi Chang 2011

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 2011.

Chien-Chi Chang 2011

NORTH KOREA. Panmunjom. 2011. 

Chien-Chi Chang 2011

NORTH KOREA. Panmunjom. 2011. 

Chien-Chi Chang 2011

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 2011.

Martin Parr 1997

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. Schoolchildren passing the Tower of Juche... 

Hiroji Kubota 1997

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 1992. Military parade in Pyongyang. ... 

Hiroji Kubota 2010

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. August, 2010. The 105-story Ryongyong... 
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Hiroji Kubota 2010

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. August, 2010. A display of badges in... 
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Hiroji Kubota 2010

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. August, 2010. Approximately 70,000... 
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Hiroji Kubota 2010

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPRK). August 17, 2010.... 
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Hiroji Kubota 2010

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. August, 2010. Visitors being photographed... 
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Martin Parr 1997

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 1997. 

Martin Parr 1997

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 1997. 

Hiroji Kubota 2010

NORTH KOREA. August 17, 2010. Established by President Kim il... 
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Hiroji Kubota 1997

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. Students practice for military near the... 

Hiroji Kubota 2010

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. August, 2010. In Kim Il-sung Square,... 
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Hiroji Kubota 1992

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 1992. The Torch Parade.

Hiroji Kubota 2010

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. August, 2010. A huge statue of President... 
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Chien-Chi Chang 2007

NORTH KOREA. 2007. Cross-shaped posts carrying telephone wires... 

Chien-Chi Chang 2007

CHINA. 2007. Friendship Bridge. The Tumen remains a tourist attraction... 

Ian Berry 2007

Korea. DMZ. A line of telescopes at the DMZ wait for tourists... 

Ian Berry 2007

Korea. DMZ. A view over the barbed wire across the divided... 

Chien-Chi Chang 2008

SOUTH KOREA. Seoul. 2008. The North Korean defector who escaped... 

Chien-Chi Chang 2007

CHINA. Yanji. 2007. This North Korea defector stole across the... 
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