scorecardHow a shy boy from North Korea became one of the world's scariest dictators
  1. Home
  2. Politics
  3. How a shy boy from North Korea became one of the world's scariest dictators

How a shy boy from North Korea became one of the world's scariest dictators

How a shy boy from North Korea became one of the world's scariest dictators
PoliticsPolitics1 min read

kim jong un

Reuters/KCNA KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greets a women's subunit during a rocket launching drill

For the past 50 years, the world has grown used to crazy threats from North Korea that don't lead anywhere.

But the threats have taken a decidedly sharper and more ominous tone under North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, the third Supreme Leader of the Hermit Kingdom.

On Wednesday, North Korea claimed to have successfully detonated a miniaturized hydrogen bomb.

Here is how Kim Jong-Un grew into being one of the world's most concerning world leaders.

READ MORE ARTICLES ON




Advertisement