Kim jong il is dead 2011

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All eyes are on Kim Jong Un, but his hold on the country is far from certain.

South Korea military on high alert after death of Kim Jong Il.

The South Korean Won and Asian indexes declined.

Cuba's communist government declared three days of mourning.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il peers out of a car window after a meeting with Russian officials on August 24, 2011.

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