Kim Jong -il has been the dictatorial leader of North Korea since 1994 after the death of his father Kim Il -sung. His relationship with the West has been strained at best. His country's economy is in shambles and he has been putting his resources into nuclear weapon investigate and seems to defy all attempts to get him to fall into line. Could his birth order have something to do with his personality?
Korean Names And Culture
Before we look at Kim Jong -il it might be best to take a brief look at the principles used for Korean names. A Korean name consists of a family name followed by a given name. There are only 250 Korean family names currently in use. The most coarse are Kim, Lee, and Park. There is also a generational name syllable shared by all siblings and all members of the same generation. Married men and women ordinarily keep their full personal names, and children inherit the father's family name. A name can also denote their clan and city of origin.
Nuclear Weapons
Korean Names And Gender
Korean history has a strong foundation of Confucian principles acquired while the Choson Dynasty, 1392. The family structure is patriarchal with the male being superior. Women are not seen as ambitious and have no aspirations. They are referred to as ansalam or "inside person" strictly restricted to domesticity. It is coarse for the wife to keep her family name after marriage but the children must take their father's name.
Kim Elevated to #1 Birth Order
Kim Jong -il was elevated to the estimate one birth order spicy above his older sister by virtue of his gender. The Korean culture puts the emphasis on males so with slight attempt he moved up to estimate one. When this happens many of the second born traits are still in effect. The feeling that he doesn't want to be told what to do is a second born trait. He had to learn to lead and give orders as an elevated first born but it is not a natural instinct. His erratic behavior may just be the two birth orders working, this confuses his observers in the West.
Early Years
Kim is the eldest son of his father Kim Il-sung. His legal biography says he was born February 16, 1942 in a log cabin on Korea's Mount Paektu. Others believe he was born in Russia on February 16, 1941. His older sister is Kim Kyong -jin date of birth unknown. Kim Jong -il's move up may have been easy but he still instinctively showed the need to protect his position from all potential challenges. His younger brother Kim Shura Man -il was two years younger when both were in the family swimming pool. It is said that older brother Kim Jong -il age 6 held his four year old brother under the water just to watch the bubbles come up. This drowning accident took place place in 1947.
Brothers Sisters and Mothers
Kim's birth mother, Jhong-suk the mother of his older sister and younger brother died in 1949. His half brother and half sister Kim Pyong -il and Kim Kyong Hui were born after 1951 to his step mother Kim Song -ae. There was intense sibling rivalry between Kim Jong -il and his younger half brother who was at least nine years younger. The disagreement between them got so bad that when Kim Pyong -il got older he was sent to a distant embassy to keep them apart. mother #1 Kin Kyong - jin oldest sister Jhong -suk #2 Kim Jong -il 2-16-42 or 41 Jhong -suk #3 Kim "Shura" Man -il 1943 or 44 Jhoug -suk #4/1 Kim Pyong -il 1951 brother Kim Song -ae #5/2 Kim Kyong Hui? sister Kim Song -ae
Kim's Children and Their Mothers
Kim has been married only once to Kim Young -suk with whom he had a daughter, Kim Sul -song in 1974. He has had a series of mistresses and children. The following list should help in comprehension his family. Mother/Wife/Mistress #1 Kim Jong Nam 1971 son Song Hae-Rim mistress #2 Kim Sul -Song 1974 daughter Kim Young -Suk wife 10yrs later #3/1 Kim Jong -chul 1981 son Ko Young -hee mistress #4/2 Kim Jong -un 1983 son Ko Young -hee mistress No Children Kim Ok mistress
Who will be the Successor to Kim?
If birth order is any indicator then the successor would be Kim Jong -un who has a duplicate birth order of #4/2 He is the only one that shares his fathers birth order of a second born even through he also carries the 4th birth order as well. His oldest son Kim Jong Nam was arrested in 2001 on a forged passport and is now out of favor with his father. Kim Jong -il's older sister is married to Chang Sung -taek who may challenge Kim Jong -un for the leadership role in North Korea.
Nuclear Weapons In 1994 and again in 2000
North Korea entered into agreements with the United States to ice and dismantle its nuclear weapons agenda in change for aid in helping Korea get nuclear generators. In 2002 Kim Jong -il admitted to having produced nuclear weapons since 1994 but said they did so for security purposes. On October 6, 2006 they conducted their first private nuclear test.
North Korean Army
North Korea has the largest soldiery relative to the size of the country in the world. It has the fourth largest standing army and with this power Kim has done slight or nothing to relax his operate on all aspects of the economy.
Crazy or is it His two Birth Orders?
Psychological evaluations close that Kim Jong -il is fearless in the face of sanctions and punishment. All these are second born traits. This makes negotiations with him extraordinarily difficult. Because of the cultural gender biases' working with three dissimilar female Us Secretary's of State has been exasperating. His birth order won't let you get a good look inside his country or his life. Trying to act like a estimate one birth order but behaving like a second born only adds to the confusion.
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