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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il died on December 17, 2011, of a heart attack, catching the world by surprise. ABC News reports the next day on the concerns in the international community over the transfer of leadership to Kim’s 28-year-old son.

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    North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il died on December 17, 2011, of a heart attack, catching the world by surprise. ABC News reports the next day on the concerns in the international community over the transfer of leadership to Kim’s 28-year-old son.

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(born Feb. 16, 1941, Siberia, Russia, U.S.S.R.) North Korean politician, son of the former North Korean premier and (communist) Korean Workers' Party (KWP) chairman Kim Il-sung, and successor to his father as ruler of North Korea.

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