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    Kim Jong-un assumed power in North Korea in 2011 after the death of his father Kim Jong-il. Little is known about his early life, though he is believed to have been educated in Switzerland and attended a military university in Pyongyang. He was not initially expected to inherit his father's role as Supreme Leader. As leader, Kim Jong-un has created a climate of fear through tactics like executions, torture, starvation, and forced labor in political prisons. Citizens are denied access to food as a means of control, and those deemed politically problematic are banished from the capital city along with their families.

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    Kim Jong-un assumed power in North Korea in 2011 after the death of his father Kim Jong-il. Little is known about his early life, though he is believed to have been educated in Switzerland and attended a military university in Pyongyang. He was not initially expected to inherit his father's role as Supreme Leader. As leader, Kim Jong-un has created a climate of fear through tactics like executions, torture, starvation, and forced labor in political prisons. Citizens are denied access to food as a means of control, and those deemed politically problematic are banished from the capital city along with their families.

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    Kim Jong-un

    The Macbeth of Today


    Early Life
    Much of Kim Jong-uns early life is still unknown to the
    Western world. He is believed to be born in North
    Korea, in late 1983 or early 1984. His mother Ko
    Young-hee was an opera singer, who had two other
    children before him. It is thought that Kim Jong-un was
    educated in Switzerland before attending the Kim
    Il-sung Military University in the capital of Pyongyang in
    the mid-2000s. It has also been reported that his father, Kim Jong-il, indeed took a liking to Kim Jong-un,
    noting that he saw a temperament similar to himself in his youth (Kim Jong-un Biography).

    Rise to Power
    He was never thought of as the one to inherit his fathers position as Supreme Leader. It was expected
    that either his half-brother Kim Jong-nam or older full brother Kim Jong-chol would be the two
    candidates for the position. However Kim Jong-nam's deportation from Japan in May 2001 and Kim
    Jong-chol's apparent "unmanliness" saw his chances increase. Kim Jong Il began to prepare Kim
    Jong-un for the role in 2010, and upon his father's death in December 2011, Kim Jong-un assumed
    power. It is believed that he was in his late 20s at the time (Profile: Kim Jong-un, North Korea's
    supreme commander).

    His Actions as Leader


    Kim Jong-un has created a strong feeling of fear amongst the North Korean population. Starvation,
    forced labour, executions, torture, rape, and forced abortions are all tools reported to be used by the
    regime on those considered to have committed a political crime. Citizens are even denied access to
    food because they consider it a means of control over the population to ensure that those deemed
    expendable are prioritized. Living conditions are also affected by the laws set in place by the country.
    In an effort to keep the the capital pure, anyone subject to a political wrong, is systematically
    banished from the city along with any of their family (Life in North Korea: executions, starvation and
    fear).

    Works Cited
    Biography.com Editors.
    Kim Jong-un Biography
    . Biography.com. n/a. Web. 12, April. 16.
    http://www.biography.com/people/kim-jong-un-21125351
    Life in North Korea: executions, starvation and fear
    . Channel 4 News. 17, February. 2016. Web. 12, April.
    2016.

    http://www.channel4.com/news/north-korea-united-nations-report-crimes-against-humanity
    Profile: Kim Jong-un, North Korea's supreme commander
    . BBC News. 6, January. 2016. Web. 12. April,
    2016. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11388628

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