It's been 10 years since Kim Jong Un took power in North Korea after his father suddenly died of a heart attack. As Kim enters his second decade in power, here's a look at key moments in his rule.
Dec. 17, 2011: Kim Jong Il dies at the age of 69, but the news of his death is not made public for two days.
December 2013: Kim’s powerful uncle and former mentor, Jang Song Thaek, is executed for alleged treason, corruption and other charges in what remains the highest-profile such move of Kim’s rule. February 2013: North Korea conducts its third nuclear test, the first atomic bomb explosion under Kim’s rule.July 4, 2017: North Korea conducts its first flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Kim calls the North’s “package of gifts” for U.S. Independence Day. North Korea stages two more ICBM launches in 2017.
June 2018: Kim Jong Un and Trump meet in Singapore for the first summit between the leaders of the United States and North Korea since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. Kim vows to work toward achieving complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula without presenting a detailed timetable or roadmap for disarmament.
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