Kim Yong Ju, the younger brother of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung who was once regarded as the country’s No. 2 official before his nephew was anointed as the next ruler, has died, state media reported Wednesday. “Kim Yong Ju devotedly struggled to implement the (Workers') Party’s lines and policies and made a contribution to accelerating socialist construction and developing the Korean-style state social system, while working at important posts of the party and the state for many years,” the KCNA dispatch said. The news report didn’t say exactly when Kim Yong Ju died. Three generations of the Kim family have ruled North Korea since Kim Il Sung established the country in 1948.
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Kim Yong Ju, younger brother of North Korea’s founder, dies
