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“The great successor”: making sense of the rise and rise of Kim Jong Un

A new book paints a compelling, if limited, picture of the young leader’s life and changing country
Oliver Hotham June 18, 2019
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“The great successor”: making sense of the rise and rise of Kim Jong Un
Rodong Sinmun

You can buy "The Great Successor" by Anna Fifield here. 

When Kim Jong Un took the podium beside his father at a military parade in North Korea’s capital in October 2010, Anna Fifield points out in her new book, he was surrounded by men whose days were numbered.

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