Kim Jong Un Young Basketball
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Kim jong un young basketball. Kim jong un and basketball diplomacy. Born 8 january 1982 1983 or 1984 is a north korean politician serving as supreme leader of north korea since 2011 and the leader of the workers party of korea since 2012. North korea s leader kim jong un begged the us to send a team of famous basketball players as an assist to diplomatic relations according to a report. According to kcna kim jong un welcomed the american basketball players visit to the dprk and said that the game served as a good occasion in promoting the understanding between the peoples of the two countries.
Kim jong un the younger out of the two and the future leader of north korea came off as a shy person except when he was on the basketball court as a student in switzerland. He is the second child of kim jong il 1941 2011 who was north korea s second supreme leader from 1994 to 2011. Former basketball player dennis rodman has marked his fourth visit to north korea by dedicating a special game to his best friend kim jong un the country s leader. A team of former nba stars.
Basketball star dennis rodman 3rd from l front row and other american basketball players pose for photos with north korean leader kim jong un 3rd from r front row at the. Before the game kim jong un greeted retired national basketball association nba player dennis rodman who organized the game. The washington post reported in 2009 that he would be often seen in nike air jordans and hated to lose on the court. Kim has either sidelined or executed many of them alienating significant older party functionaries and military generals.