Published 18:36 IST, January 26th 2020
Kim Jong Un's aunt makes an appearance after being presumed dead for last 6 years
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's aunt recently made her first public appearance in six years. Her reappearance was reported by state media on Sunday.
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rth Korean leer Kim Jong Un's aunt recently me her first public appearance in six years. Her reappearance was reported by state media on Sunday. Kim's aunt has t been seen in public since her husband's execution in a purge years ago in 2013 and was believed by many to be de.
Previously influential aunt resurfaces in public
Kim Jong Un's aunt is sister of former rth Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and during initial sts of Kim Jong Un's reign she played a crucial and influential role. Kim Kyong Hui was shown sitting next to Supreme leer by state media during a performance celebrating Lunar New Year in rth Korea's capital, Pyongyang.
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Sources h assured world that after her husband's execution, Kim Kyong Hui h gone into exile and h been killed. Seeing her once again after almost six years has been a surprise for a lot of people.
Kim Kyong Hui and her deceased husband were once a very influential and powerful couple that formed a kind of regency in rth. According to reports, resurgence of Kim Kyong Hui beside Kim Jong Un means that she has retained or in some parts regained her previous influence behind scenes.
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Supreme Leer of rth Korea
Kim Jong-un is Supreme Leer of rth Korea and has been since 2011. He is also chairman of Worker's Party of Korea. He ascended to position of Supreme Leer in 2011 with death of his predecessor Kim Jong-il.
He rules rth Korea like a dictatorship and elections in rth Korea are t free or fair at all. According to sources, government critics in rth Korea are prosecuted and all forms of media is controlled by state apparatus.
concept of collective punishment is still active in rth Korea whereby members of one's family are punished for crimes of one person.
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Recently, rth Korea named has its new foreign minister a former senior army officer with little experience in dealings with United States, in a possible indication, it will take a harder line with Washington in regards to stalled nuclear negotiations.
18:36 IST, January 26th 2020