# Kim Jong Il

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 0 sources.

- Kind: person
- Role: Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea
- Jurisdiction: KP

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Role | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 8, 2009 | [North Korea: American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee are sentenced to hard labor](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2009-north-korea-ling-lee-sentenced) | ordered | historical |

Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/actor/kim-jong-il. As head of government: https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/kim-jong-il

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