2021 ⟶ Kim Jong-un Elected General Secretary of Workers' Party of Korea

January 10: Kim Jong-un is elected as the General Secretary ...
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🏛️ Myeongnim Dap-bu Appointed Prime Minister of Goguryeo

Myeongnim Dap-bu, Korean prime minister (d. 179)⟶
GoguryeoPrime MinisterPolitical AppointmentDynastic PoliticsGovernment
North KoreaNorth Korea

👑 Chadae Becomes King of Goguryeo

Chadae, Korean king of Goguryeo (d. 165)⟶
Chadae Becomes King of Goguryeo (79)
GoguryeoMonarchyPolitical Leadership
North KoreaNorth Korea

👑 Sindae's Reign Begins in Goguryeo

Sindae, Korean ruler of Goguryeo (d. 179)⟶
Sindae's Reign Begins in Goguryeo (89)
GoguryeoMonarchyRulerPolitical HistoryThree Kingdoms of Korea
North KoreaNorth Korea

🇰🇵 Kim Il-sung's Death and Succession of Kim Jong-il

July 8 – 17: Death and state funeral of Kim Il-sung. Kim Jong-il becomes Supreme Leader of North Korea.⟶
Kim Il-sung's Death and Succession of Kim Jong-il (1994)
SuccessionDictatorshipKim Il-sungKim Jong-ilCold WarCommunist StatesTotalitarianismPolitical Transition
North KoreaNorth Korea

⚰️ Death and State Funeral of North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il

Death and state funeral of Kim Jong-il.⟶
Death and State Funeral of North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il (2011)
Kim Jong-ilState FuneralDictatorshipSuccession
North KoreaNorth Korea

👑 Kim Jong-un Elected General Secretary of Workers' Party of Korea

January 10: Kim Jong-un is elected as the General Secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, inheriting the title from his father Kim Jong-il, who died in 2011.⟶
Kim Jong-un Elected General Secretary of Workers' Party of Korea (2021)
Kim Jong-unSuccessionDictatorshipPolitical LeadershipAuthoritarianismPolitical Transition
North KoreaNorth Korea