Kim Yong-nam, Longtime Ceremonial Head of North Korea, Dead at 97

In a country where political purges are frequent, Mr. Kim was a notable exception and served three generations of its dynastic rulers.

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Kim Shin-jo, North Korean Commando Who Sought to Kill South Korea’s Leader, Dies

Kim Shin-jo famously said the mission of a hit squad sent by Pyongyang in 1968 was to “slit the throat” of the then South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee.

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