Now Kim Jong Un is going to become new leader of North Korea. Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of the recently deceased North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, has long been expected to succeed his father. However, the younger Kim remains much of a mystery. Kim Jong Un is believed to have been born between 1983 and 1984. However, his exact age is unknown, as are the name of his mother and his marital statusThe body of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is lying in state at a presidential mausoleum, as throngs of somber, weeping mourners continued to express sorrow at the longtime leader's unexpected death.
North Korean state television on Tuesday showed images of Kim's body - partially covered by a red blanket - lying in a glass coffin and surrounded by flowers at Pyongyang's Kumsusan Memorial PalaceThough observers fear a power struggle following Kim's death, North Korean state media have given clear indications that he will be succeeded by Kim Jong Un. Media reports have referred to him as a "great successor" and the "pillar of our people."
Late last year, the elder Kim promoted Kim Jong Un to the rank of four-star general, in what was seen as a bid to extend the world's only communist dynasty to a third generation.
Kim Jong Un's influence within the North Korean leadership is uncertain. Although he was appointed to several top posts last year, analysts say he has had little time to earn the trust of power brokers in the military and the ruling Korean Workers' party.
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