Kim Jong-Un quickly consolidated his authority after succeeding his father in 2011. He removed or purged numerous senior officials, including arranging the execution of his uncle by marriage, Jang Song-Thaek, in 2013. In 2017 his half brother Kim Jong-Nam was assassinated in Malaysia in an attack widely believed to have been orchestrated by North Korea. Kim Jong-Un has since maintained tight control over the country’s political system while continuing to expand its military and nuclear capabilities.
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