Kim Jong Il. Many countries, organizations, and individuals issued reactions to the death of Kim Jong Il in December 2011. According to CNN, reactions were "somewhat muted" in comparison to deaths of other world leaders.Just a few countries reacted immediately after Kim's death was announced on North Korea's KCTV.Some countries, like the United States, took the opportunity to comment on their North Korea on Friday announced the execution of Jang Song Thaek, the uncle widely seen as Kim Jong Un's most powerful adviser, accusing him of plotting a coup against the young leader. "I Well before Kim Il Sung's death in 1994, Kim Jong Il had become the day-to-day ruler of the country, and had promoted his own followers to key positions in the Army. Kim Il Sung) "to glorify the sacred revolutionary life and feats of Kim Jong-il for all ages and accomplish the Juche cause, the Songun revolutionary cause, Kim Il-Sung (born April 15, 1912, Man'gyŏndae, near P'yŏngyang, Korea [now in North Korea]—died July 8, 1994, P'yŏngyang, North Korea) communist leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death in 1994. He was the country's premier from 1948 to 1972, chairman of its dominant Korean Workers' Party from 1949, and president and head Kim Jong Un's elder half-brother was assassinated at a Malaysian airport on February 13, 2017. One year later, many questions surrounding Kim Jong Nam's death remain unanswered. It's been one year North Koreans mourn the death of their leader, Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang on Wednesday. AFP/Getty Images Editor's Note: John Sifton is the director of advocacy for Asia at Human Rights Watch . SCUrSK7.

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