Who did Kim Jong-Un execute?
According to sources quoted by the South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo, O Sang-hon was executed by flamethrower for his role in supporting Kim Jong-un’s uncle Jang Song-thaek.
How many wives did Kim Jong Il have?
There is no official information available about Kim Jong-il’s marital history, but he is believed to have been officially married twice and to have had three mistresses. He had three known sons: Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong-chul and Kim Jong-un. His two known daughters are Kim Sol-song and Kim Yo-jong.
What illegal in North Korea?
1. Foreign movies, songs not allowed. Watching foreign movies or listening to foreign music can send North Korean citizens to jail. In 2015, North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un ordered the destruction of all cassette tapes and CDs that had state-banned songs in order to contain dissent.
Who was Jang Song-thaek and why was he executed?
Once all powerful, Jang Song-thaek was the ‘regent’ while Kim was still too young to govern after Kim Jong-il’s death. He was executed on December 12, 2013 at the age of 67, after making an alleged attempt to stage a military coup and dethrone his nephew.
What happened to Jang Keum song?
[imText1]Jang Keum Song, the only daughter of Jang Sung Taek (the First Vice Director in Organization & the Capital Development Department of the Korean Workers Party’s), killed herself by overdosing sleeping pills in Paris, France last month.
Why was Jang Jang expelled from North Korea?
In December 2013, Jang was abruptly accused of being a counter-revolutionary and was stripped of all his posts and expelled from the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). His photos were removed from official media and his image digitally removed from photos with other North Korean leaders.
What happened to Jang Song-thaek’s sisters?
Yonhap maintains that Jang Song-thaek’s elder sister, her husband Jon Yong-jin (N. Korean Ambassador to Cuba), Jang’s nephew Jang Yong-chol (N. Korean Ambassador to Malaysia) and his two sons, both around 20 years old, were slain.