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Kim Jong-il's death was announced around noon on December 19, 2011 (Korean time).

He actually died on December 17, and the autopsy that determined the cause was heart failure was done on December 18th.

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Kim Jong-il has never become president of South Korea; he is the 'Supreme Leader' of North Korea.

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Kim Jong-il came into power after his fathers death in 1994.

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