Editor's Note: North Korea's enigmatic leader Kim Jong Il - who, after succeeding his father 17 years ago, captained his poor, closed nation and antagonized its enemies - is dead, state media reported Monday. Kim, 69, died at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, state media reported.
A broadcaster reported that Kim died due to "overwork" after "dedicating his life to the people." Kim died of "great mental and physical strain" while in a train during a "field guidance tour," North Korea's state-run KCNA news agency reported.
As North Koreans face an uncertain future without Kim Jong Il, the world's attention now turns to his son Kim Jong Un, whom the ruling Workers' Party has dubbed the "great successor." Little is known about him in the West; he is believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s. Read More
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