Kim’s son made a military general in N. Korean Army
Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 28: The youngest son of Mr Kim Jong-il, North Korea’s reclusive leader, has been promoted to a military general, the country’s official Korean Central News Agency reported on Tuesday. This is the clearest sign yet that he is in line to succeed his father as the country’s leader.
A brief dispatch by KCNA said the son, Mr Kim Jong-un, and five others had been made generals in the Korea People’s Army. It was the first time that KCNA or any North Korean news outlet had mentioned the son, who is either 27 or 28, by name.
The new generals’ roster also included Ms Kim Kyong-hui, the elder Mr Kim’s sister.
She is the wife of Mr Jang Seong-taek, often regarded by outside analysts as the No. 2 man in the North and a potential caretaker for the government should Kim Jong-il, 68, who is in failing health, suddenly become incapacitated.
The news came hours after the delegates to a rare gathering of the ruling Workers’ Party arrived in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, on Monday as the party began final preparations for a meeting that could provide further signals about Kim Jong-un’s debut.
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