SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader, has died. He was 69.
Kim's death was announced Monday by the state television from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
Kim is believed to have suffered a stroke in 2008 but appeared relatively vigorous in photos and video from recent trips to China and Russia and in numerous trips around the country carefully documented by state media. The leader, reputed to have had a taste for cigars, cognac and gourmet cuisine, was believed to have had diabetes and heart disease.
Wow, though he cause his people to suffer and killed many innocent lives. I will never celebrate someones death. No matter how cruel that person was. But as u know his son will be next and line for the thrown. I bet he'll be just as horrible as his father. His father is truly the reason why his country isn't thriving and u have South Korea becoming a economic force!
