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The 18 pages that link to Kim Jong Il, each with the reason it gives.

• North KoreaRelated: His tenure consolidated hereditary rule and advanced the Songun policy.

• Korean reunificationRelated: He met Kim Dae-jung in 2000, opening a notable period of inter-Korean engagement.

• Kim Dae-jungRelated: Kim Dae-jung met him at the 2000 inter-Korean summit.

• Kim Jong UnRelated: Kim Jong Un succeeded his father after years of preparation for dynastic succession.

• North Korean famineRelated: He led the country through the famine’s most severe years.

• Korean People's ArmyRelated: His Songun policy elevated the military's political prominence.

• Workers' Party of KoreaRelated: His rule elevated military-first politics and altered the party's public role.

• SongunRelated: He made Songun a central doctrine of his leadership.

• Roh Moo-hyunRelated: Roh met him in 2007 during the second inter-Korean summit.

• Choe Ryong-haeRelated: Choe’s career advanced during the leadership transition from Kim Jong-il to his son.

• Jang Song-thaekRelated: Jang rose to influence under Kim Jong Il and helped prepare the leadership transition.

• Ryanggang ProvinceRelated: North Korean state accounts associate his birth with a secret camp near Mount Paektu in Ryanggang.

• Shin Sang-okRelated: Shin and Choi said Kim directed their film work during captivity and helped arrange their escape.

• Choe Yong-gonRelated: Choe remained a senior state figure during the transition that elevated Kim Il Sung’s son within the ruling order.

• History of North KoreaRelated: His rule spanned famine, economic hardship, and the development of nuclear weapons.

• Kapsan faction incidentRelated: He emerged as a rising political figure during the post-purge consolidation of the Kim family’s authority.