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Today in Human Geo we mainly took notes and talked about the past and current leader(s) of Japan. One thing in the notes that I found specifically interesting was the fact that the people of North Korea are told that the current leader is perfect and they should treat him as a god. Here are the rest of the notes that I took.

Kim Il- Sung (1912-1972)

            Ruled from 1948-1994

·      Prime Minister: 1948-1972

·      President: 1972-death

Called Great Leader, Eternal Leader, Supreme Leader, Eternal President of the Republic

·      Kim Il-Sung viewed as a god

·      Establishment of “Cult of Personality”

·      The people are required to show extreme devotion to him

·      During early parts of his rule, the state destroyed over 2,000 Buddhists and temples and Christian churches

Kim Jong-Il (1941-2011)

            Ruled from 1944-2011 as Supreme Leader

            “Perfect”

Kim Jong-Un

·      Born in 1983

·      Became supreme leader December 17, 2011 after death of his father

·      At age 34, he is the youngest leader in the world

·      Attended school is Switzerland

·      Friends said he “spent hours doing meticulous pencil drawing of Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan

·      Obsessed with basketball and computer games

·      Reportedly a fan of Eric Clapton

·      Reportedly killed his uncle and extended members of his family

·      North Korea – Military – 1.1 million soldiers

·      Only 8 sovereign states have successfully detonated nuclear weapons

·      NPT treaty to not make more and use nuclear bombs

·      Most countries are apart of this but North Korea is not part of it