THE LIFE OF A DICTATOR’S EXTREME WILL TO STAY IN POWER AT ALL COST–A REVEALING PICTURE OF COMMUNISM FROM NORTH KOREA TO CUBA–THE KIM ORDERS AT WILL THE EXECUTION ON THOSE IT DEEMS THREATENS THE PARTY OR THE KIM ITSELF–COMMUNISM DOES THE KILL PURGE

A South Korean official says that General Pyon In-son was killed last month for expressing an opinion that differed to Mr Kim’s, Bloomberg reports.

It is not clear what the two disagreed over.

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Kim Jong-un inspects his military in action. Picture: AFP/KCNA via KNS Source: AFP

Kim regularly purges the upper ranks of his military to strengthen his power.

He had his own uncle and his deputy Jang Song-thaek executed in 2013 and he followed that up last year by killing as many as 50 officials for various charges, including watching South Korean soap operas.

Meanwhile, Kim has raised some eyebrows by exchanging a new year’s greeting cards with United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, who is South Korean.

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