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North's key figure dies at 97: report

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November 05, 2025

Kim Yong-nam, the former head of North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament who served as nominal head of state for more than 20 years, has died, state media reported yesterday. He was 97.

North's key figure dies at 97: report

Kim: Served as head of state

From 1998 to 2019, Kim Yong-nam served as president of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, a post that gave him a symbolic role as head of state.

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