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North Korean leadership
![A Brief History of North Korean Officials Disappearing (and Reappearing) A Brief History of North Korean Officials Disappearing (and Reappearing)](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-07.png)
A Brief History of North Korean Officials Disappearing (and Reappearing)
By Associated Press
Kim Jong Un is not the first North Korean leader to mysteriously vanish from the public eye.
![Kim Jong-un Elevates His Sister to Worker's Party Politburo Kim Jong-un Elevates His Sister to Worker's Party Politburo](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-02_16-26-31.jpg)
Kim Jong-un Elevates His Sister to Worker's Party Politburo
By Ankit Panda
Kim Yo-jong's responsibilities expand and consolidate the Kim family's hold over North Korea.
![North Korea Gets Rid of the All-Powerful National Defense Commission. So What? North Korea Gets Rid of the All-Powerful National Defense Commission. So What?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-09_22-56-56.jpg)
North Korea Gets Rid of the All-Powerful National Defense Commission. So What?
By Ankit Panda
Kim Jong-un continues to dismantle the vestiges of his father's disastrous songun policy. What's next?
![North Korea's 7th Workers' Party Congress Kicks Off: What to Expect North Korea's 7th Workers' Party Congress Kicks Off: What to Expect](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-27_21-36-21.jpg)
North Korea's 7th Workers' Party Congress Kicks Off: What to Expect
By Ankit Panda
Will the Party Congress lead to the announcement of big reform?
![4 Myths About North Korea 4 Myths About North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-07_17-21-15.jpg)
4 Myths About North Korea
By Dingding Chen
In order to successfully approach North Korea, steer clear of these unhelpful myths.
![This Man Is Now Number 2 in North Korea This Man Is Now Number 2 in North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-08_14-57-32.jpg)
This Man Is Now Number 2 in North Korea
By Ankit Panda
Hwang Pyong-so is now indisputably second-in-command in North Korea.
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