North Korea's Young Leader Emerges

He is not a day over 25 and he is the apparent leader of the impoverished, authoritarian nation of North Korea.  His name is Kim Joug Un and he is the third and youngest son of current leader Kim Jong II. The twenty something year old made his debut at the nation's 65th celebration of the Worker's Party. 

 However, the first glimpse of the Swiss-educated Jong was back in September at the Workers' Party of Korea conference.

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So, who exactly is Kim Jong Un?

The twenty something year old, born in either 1983 or 1984 (it is not known), is a four star general of the Korean People's Army and of course the confirmed leader of North Korea. Jong Un is the third and last son of Kim Jong II and Japanese born Koo Young-hee.  He has two brothers and one sister.

He is Swiss educated and is rumored that he attended the English-language International School in Berne, Switzerland under pseudonym--he was the son of a driver and his name was  "Pak Chol". However, that is not confirmed. 

Jong Un likes basketball and skiing and a fan of Michael Jordan and Jean Claude Van Damme. He is fluent in English and Korean and knows some German, Bernese German, and French.

The newly four star general is on the path of succession, he is the 68 year old's favorite son, and despite his youth and in-experience  he will take the mantle of leadership. Like both his father and grandfather, his January birthday was made a national  holiday. 

The nation's celebration of the Worker's Party this weekend, was designed to introduce the young leader to the people of North Korea. Dressed in a dark blue civilian suit, the younger Kim watched over a plaza named for his grandfather, North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung, who led his nation during the 1950-53 Korean War.