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Eugene

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Thu Nov 27, 2014, 12:55 PM Nov 2014

Kim Jong-un hands high ranking Pyongyang position to his younger sister

Source: Euronews

Kim Jong-un hands high ranking Pyongyang position to his younger sister

27/11 13:29 CET

North Korea has announced that Kim Yo-jong, the younger sister of leader Kim Jong-un, has been handed a senior role in the ruling Wokers Party.

The 26-year-old has been made a departmental vice-director in the Central Committee.

The appointment indicates that she has become a trusted aid to her brother, who ordered the execution of his uncle Jang for treason last December.

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Read more: http://www.euronews.com/2014/11/27/kim-jong-un-hands-high-ranking-pyongyang-position-to-his-younger-sister/
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Kim Jong-un hands high ranking Pyongyang position to his younger sister (Original Post) Eugene Nov 2014 OP
Keep your enemies close and family closer. Historic NY Nov 2014 #1
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