A combination photograph shows founder of North Korea Kim Il-sung (L), North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) and Kim Jong-il’s youngest son Kim Jong-un (R).
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on Saturday, state television reported on December 19, 2011. An announcer said he died of physical and mental over-work. Kim Jong-un was named by North Korea’s official news agency KCNA as the “great successor” to his father REUTERS/Handout (L), Staff (C), Kyodo (R)/Files (NORTH KOREA – Tags: OBITUARY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS