Kim Jong-il V.S. the Starving Masses of North Korea

Download the free Ground News app at to compare more than 50,000 news sources. Ground News frees people from algorithmic restraints, illuminates blindspots and makes media bias explicit. Holiday sale: purchase the Ground News Vantage subscription today and receive 60% off the first year. Offer ends December 31st. Kim Jong-il was born in 1941 in the Siberian village of Vyatskoye. He would follow his father Kim Il-sung as the second leader of North Korea, living an extravagant and eccentric lifestyle, while oppressing and starving the ordinary people. Become a Simple History member: Support us on Patreon: