Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-Il had two sons older than Kim Jong-un: Kim Jong-nam (Jong-un’s half-brother, born about 1971) and Kim Jong-chol (Jong-un’s full brother, born about 1981). Kim Jong-un is the son of Kim Jong-il’s late third wife, Ko Yong Hi… Kim Jong-un apparently used a false name at the International School of Berne: Pak Chol (according to the Swiss magazine L’Hebdo) or Park Un (according to the Japanese paper Mainichi Shimbun)… His name is also spelled Kim Jong Un, Kim Jeong-un, Kim Jeung-eun and Kim Jong Woon… North Korean officials have claimed that Kim Jong-un was born on 8 January 1982 or 8 January 1983. However, the North Korean government has been known to alter the birthdates and birthplaces of its leaders to suit their own obscure designs.
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Great archive of new (and old) stories from the UK newspaper
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The BBC sums up the sort-of-known facts in 2010
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Thorough 2009 report from The Washington Post
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Memory lane: a 2009 quickie from Korea Times
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