When the defector was young, she was taught to believe that Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un's father, could read her mind. She said: "North Korea is a religion. We are told that Kim is a god and that he knows what you are thinking and how many hairs are on your head. "It is the only country which talks about 'thought crime' - even thinking is a crime." Kim Jong Il. Many countries, organizations, and individuals issued reactions to the death of Kim Jong Il in December 2011. According to CNN, reactions were "somewhat muted" in comparison to deaths of other world leaders.Just a few countries reacted immediately after Kim's death was announced on North Korea's KCTV.Some countries, like the United States, took the opportunity to comment on their Kim Jong-il died on Saturday of a heart attack at the age of 69, say state media reports, which blamed "overwork and stress". He will be buried on 28 December. The BBC's John Sudworth in Seoul Initial reports claimed he had died as a result of 'a great mental and physical strain', although KCNA later reported a massive heart attack to be the cause of death. Kim Jong-il spent 20 years 12/21/11 AT 1:19 AM EST. Weeping North Koreans thronged the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang Tuesday to pay their last respects to dictator Kim Jong-iI, who died Saturday of a massive heart Kim Jong-il, Dictator Who Turned North Korea Into a Nuclear State, Dies. Kim Jong-il, the son of North Korea's founder, visiting a farm in 2003. An unknowable figure, even his exact birth date was .

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