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Ask a North Korean: What did North Koreans know about Kim Jong Nam?

"Only after arriving in South Korea did I learn about the genealogy of the Kim family"
Kim Yoo-sung February 23, 2017
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Ask a North Korean: What did North Koreans know about Kim Jong Nam?
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Every week, we ask a North Korean your questions, giving you the chance to learn more about the country we know so little about.

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Today’s question is: Kim Jong Nam was recently assassinated. Did you have any knowledge of him when you were in North Korea? Was Kim Jong Nam well known in North Korea?

Kim Jong Nam was born as the first son of Kim Jong Il and Sung Hye-rim on May 10th, 1971. During the 1980’s, Jong Nam studied in Moscow and Switzerland. Because he

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