Kim Jong-chul (political figure)
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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Jong-chul (born September 25, 1981) is the middle son of Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea). His older half-brother is Kim Jong-nam. His younger brother is Kim Jong-un, supposed heir-apparent to North Korea's de facto leadership.
In 2007, Jong-chul was appointed deputy chief of a leadership division of the Workers' Party. However, on January 15, 2009 the South Korean News Agency, reported that Kim Jong-il appointed his youngest son Jong-un to be his successor, passing over Jong-nam and Jong-chul.
These reports were supported in April 2009 when Kim Jong-un assumed a low-level position within the ruling Workers' Party of Korea as Kim Jong-il was groomed by his own father, Kim Il-sung, in a similar way before becoming North Korean leader in 1994.[1]
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Until 2001, it was assumed that Kim Jong-il's eventual heir would be his eldest son, Kim Jong-nam, whose mother was Song Hye-rim. But in May 2001 Kim Jong-nam was arrested at New Tokyo International Airport, Japan, travelling on a forged Dominican Republic passport. He was held and then deported to the People's Republic of China. The incident caused Kim Jong-il to cancel a planned visit to China because of the embarrassment to both countries. As a result of this incident, Kim Jong-nam has fallen from favour. He was later reported to be living in Macau, China.
In February 2003, moves began to raise the profile of Kim Jong-chul. The Korean People's Army began a propaganda campaign using the slogan "The Respected Mother is the Most Faithful and Loyal Subject to the Dear Leader Comrade Supreme Commander." Since the "Respected Mother" was described as "[devoting] herself to the personal safety of the comrade supreme commander," and "[assisting] the comrade supreme commander nearest to his body". Western analysts assume that the "Respected Mother" was Koh Young-hee, mother of Kim Jong-chul and Kim Jong-un.[2] A similar campaign was launched in praise of Kim Jong-il's mother during the later years of Kim Il-sung's life.[2] This suggested that Kim Jong-chul, despite his youth, had emerged with Army backing to be a serious contender to succeed his father.
However, Kenji Fujimoto, the personal sushi chef for Kim Jong-il's, wrote in his memoir, I Was Kim Jong Il's Cook, that Kim Jong Il thought Jong-chul was "no good because he is like a little girl". Fujimoto believed Kim Jong-il favored his youngest son, Kim Jong-un.
On June 1, 2009, it was reported that Kim Jong-chul had been passed over as his younger brother, Kim Jong-un, is to succeed his father as the head of the Korean Workers' Party and de-facto head of state of North Korea.[3]
[edit] Personal information
Kim Jong-chul was born in 1981. He is the first son of Kim Jong-il and companion Ko Young-hee, who died in 2004. Jong-chul was educated at the International School of Berne, Gümligen, Switzerland.[4]
[edit] See also
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Kim Hyŏng-jik |
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Kang Pan-sŏk |
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Kim Sŏng-ae |
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Kim Il-sung |
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Kim Jong-suk |
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Song Hye-rim |
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Kim Jong-il |
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Kim Ok |
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Kim Sul-song |
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Kim Jong-nam |
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Kim Jong-un |
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[edit] References
- ^ "Kim’s Son Joins North Korean Defense Panel". http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/world/asia/28korea.html?ref=asia. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ a b Global Security.org. "Kim Jong Chol - Leadership Succession - Democratic People's Republic of Korea." Retrieved 2009 January 20. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/kim-jong-chol.htm
- ^ "N Korea 'names Kim's successor'". BBC. 2009-06-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8078324.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ "Kim Jong Il formally names youngest son as successor". Times Online. 2009-06-02. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6412255.ece. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
[edit] Further reading
- Bradley Martin, Under The Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty, St. Martins (October, 2004), hardcover, 868 pages, ISBN 0-312-32221-6
- Kenji Fujimoto. I Was Kim Jong Il's Cook. [1]
[edit] External links
- "NK Leader's 2nd Son Seen at Concert in Germany"
- "Kim Jong Il's Second Son to Inherit Dictatorial Mantle" (Digital Chosonilbo - Sept. 20, 2005)
- "Kim Jong Chol - Leadership Succession" (GlobalSecurity.org - April 27, 2005)
- Information on Kim (in Korean)
- Information on Kim (in Korean)
