@SangerNYT on #KimIlSung's death at 2 am 07/08/94 -- announced noon 07/09 (34 hrs)
Kim II's death at 8:30 am 12/17/2011 -- announced at noon 12/19 (51.5 hrs)
Kim III's death will likely be announced at noon 2 days later w mention of successor. See #8 below https://tinyurl.com/ybb5rj2z 

"Years ago, in an attempt to create something of a Stalinist dynasty, Mr. Kim designated his son, known as the Dear Leader, as his successor. But there have been persistent doubts over whether the younger Mr. Kim, a reclusive and deeply mysterious man who," 2/

"according to Western intelligence reports may not be mentally stable, would win the confidence of the North Korean military. Many have speculated that the death of the elder Mr. Kim would touch off a power struggle and perhaps a crumbling of the country's Communist Government."

Jimmy Carter "said that during his trip [to Pyongyang in 1994] a 'miracle' had occurred, and that Mr. Kim -- who had never before met such a high-ranking American -- was simply looking for respect. Mr. Carter declared that, by derailing the sanctions, he and the North Korean" 4/

"leader had avoided a war. Sanctions, Mr. Carter declared, were a terrible idea, one that would brand Mr. Kim "a criminal and a liar," and probably prompt his 22 million indoctrinated followers to renew hostilities simply to protect the image of their President." 5/

"...there were two Kim Il Sungs who seemed to occupy the world stage: The one who ran the Korean gulags, who had enemies purged or executed, who presumably masterminded the attempt to assassinate the South Korean Cabinet while on a trip to Burma in the early 1980's -- and" 6/

"the kindly old man who met Mr. Carter.

Former Representative Stephen J. Solarz of Brooklyn, who met Mr. Kim twice, once in 1980 and then again in 1991, said of him: "He has this avuncular persona that stands in stark contrast to the reality of the regime, which is" 7/

"without question the most ruthless and tyrannical anywhere in the world. It is like meeting Hitler at Berchtesgaden and commenting on how he got along with the dogs and the children." 8/ #NiceGuy

"He has the blood of millions on his hands; he has a society based on Orwell's '1984.' So you expect someone who will act like Saddam Hussein, a forbidding, threatening presence. And he is just the opposite, always smiling, always speaking softly." END