1. Introduction: what happened after Kim, Jong-il’s death
KimJong-il, the enigmatic North Korean leader, died on a train at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in his country. Forty-eight hours later, officials in South Korea still did not know anything about it — to say nothing of Washington, where the State Department acknowledged “press reporting” of Mr. Kim’s death well after North Korean sta
of the Party and Central Auditing Committee of the Party etc. they have enormous authority
․ North Korea perceives cadre
(executive) personnel as to
consolidate base power of
Kim Il-Sung, and KimJong-Il
to establish unique
fundamental system.
․ Therefore, the first symbol for
the cadre(executive) is
the devotion for the party
and revolution.
HA! You’re finally going down! You *ugly Kim, Jong-Il
-in her mind-
Your warlike action "cannot be unanswered”
-political comment-
States that hold nuclear weapon
Reason why opposing North Korea’s nuclear weapon
North Korea’s benefit by holding nuclear weapon
North Korea’s desperate situation
Kim Il-Sung
(Kim Sung-ju)
1912.04.15-1994.07.08
Eternal President of the Republic
Prime Minister of North Korea
1948.09.09-1972.12.28
President of North Korea
1972.12.28-1994.07.08
Historical Background
Kim Il-Sung
1948 the Korean People’s Army
the Supreme People’s
Assembly, Prime minister
1949. 9 Establish DPRK
1949 Workers Party of Korea (WPK) ,Chairman of the party
1950 ’s Purge the opp
Kim il song, the old socialist constitution of 1992 was for succession of Kim jong il. In newly revised constitution in 2009, they deleted ‘communism’ word and added ‘songun ideology’ to strengthen the power base of Kim jung il. Based on the newest constitution, there are Supreme People’s Assembly, National Defense Commission, standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly, and c