After Kim Jong-Il: America and the Two Koreas
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In this Oct. 10, 2010 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's son Kim Jong Un attends a massive military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's news agency reported Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 that Kim Jong Il had died on Saturday, Dec. 17 after having a heart attack on a train. On Monday the news agency dubbed Kim Jong Un a "great successor" as the country rallied around him.
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