Plenty of purges mark Jong-un’s rise to power


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 15 Feb 2017

PETALING JAYA: Kim Jong-un, 33, came to power in North Korea after his father’s demise in 2011.

Jong-un’s ascension was marked by reports of numerous purges and executions, which included that of his uncle Jang Sung-taek in 2013.

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