The Unbelievable Lives of North Korea's Dictators

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It must be difficult to have been the heavenly leaders of North Korea for all time. So what does one unwind as an eternal leader? From brutal executions, opening zoos, to hiring foreign NBA stars, here are some of the memorable moments during the reign of Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-Il and Kim Jong-un.

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Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)

Script Writer: Luke Ursone

Narrator: Chris Kane

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[jinkschuvisko]

Kim Il Sung: default dictator
Kim Jong Il: OCD
Kim Jong Un: Bond villain

[Octi-kuyf]

"I don't like that there are so many short people"
*Maybe if you gave them some fucking food*

[lucianoosorio]

MacArthur: Nuke Em!
Truman: No!
MacArthur: NUKE EM!
Truman: NO!
MacArthur: AH COME ON!
Truman: You’re fired!

[jovanweismiller]

Back during Kim Il-sung's 'reign', a North Korean student in Havana somehow got my address. I received newspapers, magazines, and the collected works of Kim Il-sung. The books were bound in rich leather with gold-edged paper and gold leaf stamping. In the newspapers & magazines, EVERY picture included him & he was always referred to as 'Marshal Kim Il-sung, the beloved father & leader of 40 million Korean people'. That figure included the population of South Korea, too, of course. I often wondered what my mailman thought. LOL!

[pabcu]

Surprised that the earth’s gravity isn’t affected by kim’s gravitational pull

[rossicourvosi]

It really baffles me how one person can sit there with a weight problem knowing there's millions of people literally starving because of his decisions. Some people really are cruel monsters

[User]

Kim Jong-il barely stood at 5'4" yet he wanted rid North Korea of short people.

[brokenice]

Didn’t expect to end on such a hopeful note. I love it!

[alicelopes]

A strict pet policy ? It's even more hellish than I thought

[antibioticaddict]

Gosh I feel so sorry for the people who live there

[AdmiralsSenator]

3:30 kim il sung 1948-1994
4:43 kim Jong il 1994-2011
6:19 kim Jong un 2011- current

[RyukyuanRipper]

I love the sarcastic undertones on this

[lucianoosorio]

“Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television, North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe.” Billy Joel

[Manuqtix.Manuqtix]

As dictators go this is one of the worst.
0% empathy
100% cruelty

[이동연-cd]

And ironically, Kim Il Sung was killed by his own son. 😂😂😂😂😂

[FliesFLL]

When Jong Il died, they tied his casket to the top of a '74 Lincoln Town Car. Kind of like a Christmas

[oneshothunter]

The most unbelievable thing I found in this video is that people actually immigrate to North Korea.
I'm like wtf..?

[UnluckySuperstition]

Honestly the rice thing reminds me of when azula had a breakdown in Avatar the last airbender and almost murdered her servant over cherries having a pit in them.

[joerogers]

I didn't even know you COULD immigrate to North Korea

[Lil_teag]

I like the part when Kim jun un said it’s kiming time and kimed everywhere