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Kim
Il-Sung--Founder of Communist North Korea. Ruled
(1948-1994) on the Stalinist model and set up a cult of
personality. Passed power on to his son in the first
hereditary transfer of power in a Communist system.
Started the bloody 
Kim
Jong-Il--Communist dictator of North Korea
(1994-2011) Inherited power from his father. Attempted to
set up one of his sons to inherit the country upon his
passing. Under the Kim Jong-Il, North Korea developed
nuclear weapons and engaged in dangerous 
Kim
Jong-Un--New Communist dictator of North Korea (2011)
Inherited power from his father, who died in December,
2011. Upon his introduction as "The Great Successor," Kim
Jong-Un was in his 20s, is known to have been educated in
a German boarding school, and is a fan of the Los Angeles
Lakers National Basketball Association (NBA) team. It is
unknown what the North Korean military thinks of their
young, new leader.
