Kim yong nam, north korea's former ceremonial head of state and a lifelong supporter of the ruling dynasty, has died aged 97, according to state media He held the role of president of pyongyang's. Kim yong nam, a north korean diplomat and politician who served under three generations of the kim family dynasty, has died at age 97, state media reported tuesday. North korea's former ceremonial head of state kim yong nam has died at age 97, state media reported on tuesday Kim yong nam, the former nominal head of state of north korea and a lifelong loyalist of the country’s ruling family, has died, according to state media The korean central news agency (kcna.
Yong nam's tenure as head of north korea’s parliament made him the country’s nominal head of state and allowed him to appear frequently in state media greeting visiting foreign dignitaries. Kim yong nam, who served under all three generations of north korean leaders and was a key diplomatic figure in relations with japan, died on monday. Kim yong nam, the former ceremonial head of north korea for over two decades, has died at the age of 97, state media reported on tuesday.
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