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Kim Jong-un disappears Experts suggest he has been deposed
Evan BartlettOct 09, 2014
Amid rumours of an addiction to Swiss cheese and video evidence of a severe limp, North Korea's despotic supreme leader Kim Jong-un has disappeared from public life. Cue frenzied discourse as to his whereabouts and what it all means for the future of the "Hermit Kingdom".
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Lucas Martinez 1 minutes ago
Owing to the country's secrecy, no one knows exactly what is going on. But here are some theorie...
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Dylan Patel 1 minutes ago
He has since missed several high-profile public events - including the founding day of the Democrati...
Owing to the country's secrecy, no one knows exactly what is going on. But here are some theories...
When did we last see him
Kim was last seen in public on 3rd September when he was walking with a visible limp.
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James Smith 2 minutes ago
He has since missed several high-profile public events - including the founding day of the Democrati...
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Isaac Schmidt 4 minutes ago
The paper reports that Kim injured himself "during a gruelling tour of military bases and facto...
He has since missed several high-profile public events - including the founding day of the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea on 9 September and the Supreme People’s Assembly two weeks later.
Poor health
Video of Kim with a visible limp
A report in the South Korean paper Chosun suggests Kim underwent surgery after fracturing both his ankles.
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Ethan Thomas 1 minutes ago
The paper reports that Kim injured himself "during a gruelling tour of military bases and facto...
The paper reports that Kim injured himself "during a gruelling tour of military bases and factories in Cuban heels". South Korean news agency Yonhap cited anonymous sources which said the dictator was "suffering from gout along with hyperuricemia, hyperlipidemia, obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure".
Time reports that the simplest, and likeliest, answer as to his whereabouts is that he is ill. Both his father, Kim Jong-il, and grandfather, Kim Il-sung suffered from gout, which tends to run in families.
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Andrew Wilson 14 minutes ago
Some have suggested his sister Kim Yo Jong is running the country while he recuperates.
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Grace Liu 17 minutes ago
"This sort of action suggests there has either been an attempted coup or that the authorities t...
Some have suggested his sister Kim Yo Jong is running the country while he recuperates.
Deposed as leader
Hwang Pyong-so at the closing ceremony of the Asian Games, Incheon, South Korea (Picture: Getty)
North Korea is "in the midst of a civil war", according to defected army official Jang Jin-sung, who spoke in the Netherlands last month. With rumours that the capital, Pyongyang, has been shut down, it seems almost certain that all is not well in the country.
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Oliver Taylor 2 minutes ago
"This sort of action suggests there has either been an attempted coup or that the authorities t...
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Kim dynasty fell long ago
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"This sort of action suggests there has either been an attempted coup or that the authorities there have uncovered some sort of plot against the leadership,” Toshimitsu Shigemura, a professor at Tokyo’s Waseda University told the Telegraph. “If it is a military-backed coup, then the situation in Pyongyang will be very dangerous and I have heard reports that Kim has been moved out of the capital,” he continued. A former intelligence officer of the regime also told Vice that Kim was deposed in 2013 and is now merely serving as a puppet leader for the country's Organization and Guidance Department (OGD).
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Natalie Lopez 15 minutes ago
Kim dynasty fell long ago
Kim Jong-Il (right) and Kim Il-Sung. The Kim dynasty has been in ...
Kim dynasty fell long ago
Kim Jong-Il (right) and Kim Il-Sung. The Kim dynasty has been in power since 1948 (Picture: Getty)Keep reading...Show less
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