Kim Jong-un gets married: North Korean TV
July 25th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANSMoscow, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has got married, South Korea’s Renhap news agency said Wednesday quoting North Korean TV.
North Korean TV recently showed footage of Kim at several events with an unidentified young woman, sparking speculation of a romance. The identity of the bride was not disclosed.
Kim Jong-un became leader of the North Korean Workers’ Party and head of state following the death of his father Kim Jong-il in December 2011.
Kim Jong-il, who died from heart problems aged 69, had taken over from his father Kim Il-sung, founder of North Korea, in 1994.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
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