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Kim Jong Un is the supreme leader of North Korea, officially heading the political, economic, and military branches of North Korea’s government and all other institutions in the country. He is the grandson of Kim Il Sung, who was the founder of Juche communism as the state’s ideology, and is the third, youngest son of his predecessor as leader, Kim Jong Il. He was declared supreme leader on Dec. 28, 2011, and was the world’s youngest head of state at the time.

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20 Apr, 2015

Climbs North Korea’s highest peak

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Kim claims to have climbed North Korea’s Mt. Paektu in time to watch the sunrise with a group of fighter pilots accompanying him. Mt. Paektu is the country’s highest peak at 9,022 feet.

When one climbs snow stormy Mt. Paektu and undergoes the blizzards over it, one can experiences its real spirit and harden the resolution to accomplish the Korean revolution.