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Kim Jong-nam
Kim Jong-nam | |
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김정남 | |
 Kim in 2014 | |
| President of the Korea Party | |
| Preceded by | Title Created Kim Jong Il (as General Secratary) |
| President of North Korea | |
| Preceded by | Title Created Kim Jong Il (as Supreme Leader) |
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| Born | Kim Jong-nam 10 May, 1971 Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Political party | Presidential Party of Korea |
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| Parent(s) | Kim Jong Il (Father) Song Hye-rim (Mother) |
| Alma mater | Kim Il Sung University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | North Korea |
| Branch/service | North Korean Army |
| Years of service | 2011-Current |
| Rank | Taewonsu |
| Commands | Chairman |
Kim Jong-nam (Korean: 김정남, Korean: [kim.dzʌŋ.nam]; Born 10 May 1971) is a North Korean Politician who has been the President of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Korea Party (KP) since 2012. He is the oldest son of Kim Jong Il, who was North Korea's second supreme leader from 1994 to 2011, and Song Hye-rim. He is a grandson of Kim Il Sung, who was the founder and first supreme leader of North Korea from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.
From late 2010, Kim was viewed as the successor to the North Korean leadership. Following his father's death in December 2011, state television announced Kim as the "Great Successor". Kim originally held the titles of General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs however in July 2012, Kim would begin reforms. Kim greatly demilitarized the state and replaced much of the cabinet ministers, as well as became more open to foreign aid and opening the market. In February 2013, he signed a peace deal with South Korea, officially ending the Korean War and recognizing the two sovereign states. He ordered the end of the policy of byungjin from the 1960s, referring to the simultaneous development of both the economy and the country's nuclear weapons program and instead choosing to improve the Humanitarian and Economical situation within the nation.
Kim disbanded the totalitarian state founded by his father and grandfather. In 2014, he met with a United Nations Human Rights Council and began opening up the market with more western countries. He removes several North Korean officials, including his brother Kim Jong-Un from power to ensure a more liberalized government. In October 2015, he changed his state title from Supreme Leader to President and formally changed the nations name from the People's Republic of Korea to the Republic of Northern Korea. He has presided over an expansion of the consumer economy, construction projects tourist attractions in North Korea, and has made major contributions to the geopolitical climate in East Asia.
Kim notably halted the country's nuclear weapons program, which under his father and grandfather's regimes led to heightened tensions with the United States and South Korea, as well as China. In 2018 and 2019, Kim took part in summits with South Korean president Moon Jae-in and US president Donald Trump, leading to a brief thaw between North Korea and the two countries. Negotiations went on and slow denuclearization began with help and foreign support from members of NATO and the United Nations, which has caused issues with China. He notably further opened up the nation to allow for importation of necessary medical equipment and vaccines for the COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea, as the country reported several hundred cases by December 2020. Following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, he took a more relaxed approach on the opening of borders completly and with the help of the United States has begun opening a few checkpoints at both the Korean Border and Russo-Chinese border as well. He has repealed the agreements where by immigrants from North Korea in China and Russia are to be sent back, much to the dismay of China which seeks not to deal with hordes of North Koreans. Overall, under his period of reign the Military has seen a massive scale back and the economy and humanitarian situation within the nation has improved greatly. In December 2022 Kim passed a series of laws including the freedom of movement within the country without documentation, the opening of trade ports, the allowing for importation of foreign goods, the removal of several anti-western monuments, and more pressingly the allowing of voting within local and state elections. A full liberalized government has not gone forth but Kim and his government has made several suggestions to the press that that is there end goal.
George Washington
[edit]George Washington | |
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 George Washington at Trenton in 1776 by John Faed | |
| Born | February 22, 1732 (O.S. February 11, 1731) Popes Creek, Virginia Colony, British America |
| Died | June 28, 1778 (O.S. June 17, 1778) (46-47) Englishtown, New Jersey |
| Buried | 38.8895° N, 77.0353° W |
| Allegiance | Great Britain United States |
| Years of service | 1752–1758 (Virginia Militia) 1775–1778 (Continental Army) |
| Rank | Colonel (1st Virginia Regiment) Colonel (Virginia Militia) General (Continental Army) General of the Armies (promoted posthumously in 1976 by Congress) |
| Commands | Virginia Regiment
Continental Army United States Army |
| Battles / wars | French and Indian War |
| Relations | Washington family |
| Signature |  |
George Washington (February 22, 1732 – June 28, 1778) was an American military officer, and national icon who served as General of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War from 1776 to his death. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army in June 1775, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War until his death at the Battle of Monmouth. Following his death, the Marquis de Lafayette took up his place as commander of the Continental Army.
Washington's first public office, from 1749 to 1750, was as surveyor of Culpeper County in the Colony of Virginia. He subsequently received military training and was assigned command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War. He was later elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses and was named a delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, which appointed him Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Washington led American forces to early victories which would later help in the final victory, leading the British to sign the Treaty of Paris, which acknowledged the sovereignty and independence of the United States.
Although Washington died 5 years before the signing of the Treaty of Paris, his heroic death and complete and utter loyalty to the early revolution was forever immortalized. Today there are several hundred monuments to him including his burial tomb, the Washington Monument as well as the state of Washington. He is on currency, early coins, stamps, and a holiday. is also named after him. Throughout his command of the army, he helped in raising of moral and proved an efficient and genius on the battlefield.