Political purge last week with the denunciation, humiliation and execution of his uncle by marriage, the second most powerful man in North Korea, Jang Song Thaek
-- Forbes.com
It’s been a landmark year for North Korea’s third-generation tyrant, Kim Jong Un, who inherited power two years ago with the death of his father, Kim Jong Il. Young Kim kicked off 2013 with a nuclear test, in February. He is closing out the year with a political purge that made world headlines last week with the denunciation, humiliation and execution of his uncle by marriage, the second most powerful man in North Korea, Jang Song Thaek.