Kim Jong Un, the 'perfect dictator,' gets ready for spotlight in Singapore
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NEW YORK - When Kim Jong Un ascended to the leadership of North Korea in 2011 after his father died, he was the world's youngest head of state, the object of condescension and even ridicule. He had a negligible resume and a goofy haircut. Nobody thought he would last more than a few years, and if he did, it would be only as a figurehead.
Kim not only has defied expectations, he also has outdone his father in almost every measure of job performance: economic stewardship, military leadership and even personal popularity.
He also has proved himself far more ruthless. While Kim Jong Il usually exiled rivals to the countryside or assigned them obscure diplomatic posts abroad, his son hasn't hesitated to kill, disposing of his uncle
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