1998 ⟶ North Korean Famine Death Toll Reaches 2.5 Million
The North Korean famine has killed an estimated 2.5 million ...
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💀 Great Leap Forward Famine Ends
The Great Leap Forward ends in China after the deaths of roughly 20–45 million people.⟶
FamineCommunist ChinaMao ZedongAtrocitiesCollectivizationTotalitarianism
China🇰🇵 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.⟶
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North Korea🍚 North Korean Famine Begins
The North Korean famine begins.⟶
FamineHumanitarian CrisisKim Jong-ilDictatorshipFood ShortageCommunist StatesPolitical Repression
North Korea💀 North Korean Famine Death Toll Reaches 2.5 Million
The North Korean famine has killed an estimated 2.5 million people by this point.⟶
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North Korea⚰️ Death and State Funeral of North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il
👑 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.⟶
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