North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's health is reportedly in question following a surgery
Photo: AFP via Getty Images On Monday night, CNN reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is in “grave danger” following a surgery, according to a U.S. intelligence source that spoke with the network. On April 15, the 36-year-old dictator had missed a parade for his grandfather, the founder of North Korea Kim Il-Sung. Kim last appeared on state media on April 11.
A South Korean media report stated that Kim — who is overweight and is reportedly a heavy smoker, two co-morbidities for heart disease — had undergone a cardiovascular procedure earlier this month. According to CNBC, a site run by North Korean defectors “cited unidentified sources inside the isolated state saying Kim is recovering at a villa in the Mount Kumgang resort county of Hyangsan on the east coast after getting the procedure on April 12 at a hospital there.
While the death or the incapacitation of the North Korean dictator could create a power struggle — Kim has no known heir, though it has been reported that he may have as many as three children — it is notoriously difficult to obtain accurate information from north of the 38th parallel, even in pre-pandemic times. In 2014, there was much speculation surrounding Kim Jong Un’s disappearance for over a month.
“It’s easy to be wrong on this one,” said John Delury, a professor of international relations at Yonsei University in Seoul, told CNN.
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