The Face of Kim Jong-Il

Here’s a collection of photos of Kim Jong-Il over the years.

Kim Jong-Il, age 5, in 1947

Kim Jong-Il as a young man a few years later

Kim Jong-Il in 1981 with his son, Kim Jong Nam - who a few years ago was caught sneaking into the Japanese Disney Land with a fake passport.

Kim Jong-Il in 1991

Kim Jong-Il with Hyundai executives in 1998

Kim Jong-Il with Madeleine Albright, then US Foreign Secretary, in 2000.

Kim Jong-Il at a military parade in 2002.

Kim Jong-Il with Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi in 2002.

Kim Jong-Il in 2004

Kim Jong-Il in 2007 with then South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun

Kim Jong-Il recently

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One Response to “The Face of Kim Jong-Il”

Ben Piven says:

November 14, 2009 at 3:37 pm

Dear NKL,

I thought you might enjoy this recent video from the DPRK.

Kim Jong-il’s North Korea welcomes legal U.S. tourists

Part 5 of 6 in our “Inside the Hermit Kingdom” series on the people and culture of North Korea. Multimedia producer Ben Piven’s video chronicles his five-day trip in August. Watch original footage of the Pyongyang Metro, rural countryside, Demilitarized Zone and everyday North Koreans. http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/11/13/kim-jong-ils-north-korea-welcomes-legal-us-tourists/8165/