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He rid the world of his presence by dying. That's about it.

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I for one enjoyed his acting in "Team America: World Police".

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He was thought to be 5'5", but he was always seen wearing platform shoes. Some analysts believed he was anywhere between 5'1"-5'3".

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He did EVERY THING WRONG! (Well he did a little help on independence for Korea from Japan)

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I believe it was 18 years: from 1994(after the death of Kim Il Jong) until last year, Dec 7, 2011.

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Kim Jong Min is 31 years old (birthdate: September 24, 1979).

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Kim Jong-Il died in North Korea. He was on a train outside the capital.

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He was a communist dictator who cut off North Korea from the rest of the world. He could be nearly recognized as being on the same shameful level as Hitler and Stalin...

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29 million

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Kim Jong-Il hd 4 children with his three mistresses and his wife.

These include:

Kim Jong-Nam (with Song Hye-Rim)

Kim Sul-Song (with Kim Yong-Sook) (Kim Jong-Il's wife)

Kim Jong-Chul (with Ko Young-Hee)

Kim Jong-Un (also with Ko Young-Hee)

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kim il sung was the former dictator of north Korea. after gaining indepenence from japan, kim took over the northern Korean peninsula. just after making an agreement with the usa to stop his nuclear weapons progam he died. his son kim jong il took over a dictator.
He became the prime minister/dictator of North Korea in 1948 and president in 1972 until his death in 1994.

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There were many problems with his goal, but the people of the country respect him because they were taught that he united(protected) the country from the "evil" American rule. The only good thing that he did was probably uniting North Korea. Overall, he was a bad leader but was respected for maintaining the country and not letting it go into another civil war. Kim also developed good diplomatic relations with other communist countries, so the people in South Korea feel more secure. His encouragement to build a nuclear bomb succeeded, so people felt even more secure. No matter how poor, if the people of that country feel safe, they will still feel satisfied. They think that money only brings temporary prosperity and spoiled children, while safety brings peace for future generations.

P.S. when I say "evil" American rule. I'm referring to the fact that North Koreans feel hatred towards the UN (mostly Americans fought in the Korean War) because it forced them to stay above the 38th Parallel. North Korea could have been two times bigger if it were not for the UN (it's quite crowded in that small country).

Nevertheless, the UN had to defend the democratic part of Korea because North and East Asia would all be communist; a real treat. Basically, North Koreans just think that Kim is "protecting" the common wealth's privacy. North Koreans think that they would be bossed around (like that would happen) by America if it weren't for Kim.

P.P.S. another reason for the mourning might have been that they felt that Kim's son was unable to fulfill his father's duty.

P.P.P.S. Personally, people saying that the people of the country were brainwashed or forced to cry is absurd. It's impossible to brainwash an entire population. It's most probable that the citizens were only taught Kim's accomplishments, not failures. The crying might have been indirect, but there must have been emotion behind it. The videos all show a strong emotion that can't even be portrayed by the best actors in the world. (I'm still a patriot)

(I'm too lazy to edit, since I made so many post scripts. Hope this helps :)

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Hitler

FDR

Elizabeth I

Lennin

Stalin

Peter the Great

Napoleon

many more

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Over 17 years

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Kim Jong Il is not Christian. We know that because he kills anybody in North Korea that is Christian.

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Kim Jong-Il is not still a dictator. He died in 2011

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He was proclaimed after his father died.

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He ruled in 1994 after his father died of an heart attack

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A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country, especially power which was obtained by force and is used unfairly or cruelly. Kim Jong Il's rise to power had to appear spontaneous, as if it was a result of an uncontrollable popular movement. The only reason why he could become a new leader was, of course, the great and all-consuming love which 'the revolutionary masses ' felt for him It is not too difficult to understand the reasons behind Kim II Sung's decision to break away from the communist tradition and choose his son as his heir. Kim Il Sung had lived through the turbulent period of de-Stalinization. He saw how the posthumous reputation of the communist strongmen had been destroyed by their henchmen- the very same people who had once pledged loyalty to them. Once a leader was dead, he was accused of transgressions, mistakes and crimes. Thus his successor could briefly boast popular support for a new government. There was only one way to insure that his regime and fame would outlive Kim II Sung himself: to arrange a transfer of power within the ruling family. This was easier to accomplish in NK than elsewhere, since form the 1960s it had a much greater degree of nepotism than other communist countries. The promotion of Kim Jong Il triggered an unprecedented parallel campaign of glorification of his mother, a guerrilla fighter As Kim Jong Il solidified power as a dynastic successor, he gained hold of one of the most important posts in the country: general secretary of the ruling worker's party. It would give him near complete autonomy to run the country as he saw fit., In 1994, his father would be dead of a heart attack, leaving the younger Kim in full command. During the four years of official mourning for his father, Kim Jong Il continued to rule the country with a heavy hand. Displaying what are now frequently cited eccentricities, Kim reportedly refused to allow his father's other children to attend the funeral and spent an "astronomical sum" on a mausoleum for his father's body. Once Kim was firmly in power after his father's death, the country's march toward militarism continued. As his former teacher recounts, "Kim believed that although North Korea is a small state, through a 'military-first' policy, he could stabilize the nation; by growing the military, he could make North Korea a 'powerful and prosperous state.'" The nuclear crisis that ensued made North Korea an international pariah instead.

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after his father (former dictator) kim il sung died he was already succsesor so he was emedietly givin power.

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Kim Jong-un has ruled in North Korea for about 4 years.

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In a word, yes.
yes he is.

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it's Kim Jong Il and yes