{"id":15482,"date":"2011-12-19T09:54:37","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T07:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=15482"},"modified":"2011-12-19T09:54:37","modified_gmt":"2011-12-19T07:54:37","slug":"north-korean-leader-kim-jong-il-dies-5829","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-il-dies-5829\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il Dies because of\u00a0\u00a0heart attack.<\/h2>\n

North Korean News Agency KCNA said Kim Jong-il death cause was great mental and physical strain; KCNA gave his death time as December 17, at 8:30 GMT.<\/p>\n

KCNA later announced that the North Korean leader died of \u00a0heart attack. \u00a0A female newscaster, clad in a black funeral dress, also announced Kim’s death on South Korea’s state TV.<\/p>\n

His youngest son, Kim Jong-un, is tipped as possible successor. He was elected general secretary of the Worker’s Party of Korea in late September 2010. Kim Jong-un will head the 232-member commission for his late father’s funeral which is to take place on December 28. The nationwide mourning period will last until December 29.<\/p>\n

North Koreans will be able to pay last tribute to their Supreme Leader in the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, where the embalmed body of his late father is being kept in a glass coffin. Foreign delegations were not allowed.<\/p>\n

The North Korean leader suffered a stroke in 2008 and spent several months out of public view. Associated Press said Kim suffered from heart problems and diabetes.<\/p>\n

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) placed all military units on emergency alert following the news.<\/p>\n

Kim Jong -il inherited the leadership of the isolated country from his father Kim Il-sung in 1994. A personality cult has been built up around the family, with Kim Il-sung known as the “eternal president” and Kim Jong-il as the “dear leader.”<\/p>\nError, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 9)<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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