Kim Jong Il (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Kim Jong Il" in English language version.

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Fischer, Paul (3 February 2015). A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power. Flatiron Books. pp. 282–283. ISBN 9781250054272.

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Thomson, Mike (5 March 2003). "Kidnapped by North Korea". BBC News. Archived from the original on 27 May 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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bbc.co.uk

"N Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies". BBC News. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2011. died on Saturday
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Jae-Cheon Lim (2008). Kim Jong-il's Leadership of North Korea. Routledge. p. 155. ISBN 978-1134017126. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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cfr.org

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china.org.cn

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"Kim Jong-il Satisfies his Gourmet Appetite while his People Starve". Archived from the original on 11 March 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2004.. The Chosun Ilbo. 27 June 2004.

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Chung, Byoung-sun (22 August 2002). "Sergeyevna Remembers Kim Jong Il". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
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