North Korean Mystery Woman Is Leader Kim Jong Un’s Wife
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North Korea’s decision to reveal that Kim Jong Un has a wife is aimed at burnishing the image of the totalitarian state’s young leader and contrasts with the style of his father, who offered few details about his life.
Kim attended the opening ceremony of an amusement park in the capital Pyongyang yesterday with his wife, Ri Sol Ju, the official Korean Central News Agency reported, following a state TV broadcast on the couple’s visit. The KCNA report, which was the first official mention of Kim’s marital status since he took power after the death of his father Kim Jong Il in December, didn’t detail when Kim and Ri were married or provide information on the bride’s background.