Death and state funeral of Kim Jong Il

Death and funeral of Kim Jong Il

Kim Jong-il in 2011
Date	17–29 December 2011
Location	Pyongyang, North Korea
Participants	Kim Jong Un, North Korean military, government and Korean Workers’ Party elites

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The death of Kim Jong Il (Korean: 김정일의 죽음과 국장) was reported by North Korean state television news on 19 December 2011.^[1] The presenter Ri Chun-hee announced that he had died on 17 December at 8:30 am of a massive heart attack while traveling by train to an area outside Pyongyang. Reportedly, he had received medical treatment for cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases, and during the trip, Kim was said to have had an "advanced acute myocardial infarction, complicated with a serious heart shock".^[2][3]

His son Kim Jong Un was announced as North Korea's next leader during the same newscast as "great successor to the revolutionary cause of Juche and outstanding leader of our party, army and people". The elder Kim's funeral was held on 28 December in Pyongyang, with a mourning period lasting until the following day.^[3][4]