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Kim Jong-Un's 33rd Birthday: 9 Things He's Done That You Haven't

9 Things Kim Jong-Un Did Before Age 33 That You Definitely Didn't
Chris York
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Kim Jong-Un is 33 today but you'd be forgiven for not reaching for the bunting and slapping a first-class stamp on an oversized novelty card.

The North Korean leader's reputation is erratic at best and downright evil in a am-I-actually-watching-a-James-Bond-film-baddie kind of way at worst.

Human Rights Watch describes North Korea as "among the most harshly repressive countries in the world".

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33 today. Maybe he'll celebrate by eating a puppy.

They add: "A 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry found that abuses in North Korea were without parallel in the contemporary world.

"They include extermination, murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, forced abortions, and other sexual violence."

But let's not be too harsh - the doughy-faced 'Dear Leader' has achieved a remarkable amount in a relatively short time on this Earth, even if most of it would get you locked up for a very long time over here....

9 Things Kim Jong-Un Did Before Age 33 That You Definitely Didn't
Signed The Order To Detonate A Nuclear Weapon(01 of06)
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Dear Leader's first notable act of 2016 was to detonate a nuclear weapon, a pretty bold start to the New Year if ever there was one. It was the fourth such test by the country although doubts have been raised as to whether or not it was a thermonuclear device - which would mark a huge escalation in their weapons programme - as claimed by state media.
Had An Uncle Executed(02 of06)
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Kim's uncle Jang Sung-taek (far left) was executed for "anti-party, counter-revolutionary factional acts" on 13 December 2013. Sung-taek had been vocal about economic change and may have been seen to be undermining the prevailing ethos in the leadership of "military first". he is though to have been executed by machine-gun firing squad, which by North Korean standards is relatively humane. (credit:AP Photo/KRT via APTN)
Had A Secret Daughter And Hidden Her From The World(03 of06)
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Despite marrying Ri Sol-ju in 2009, Kim is reported to have fathered a daughter with an unknown woman in 2010. Kim is believed to have a legitimate daughter, as reported by NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman, obviously. (credit:Wong Maye-E/AP)
Attended A Swiss School Under An Alias(04 of06)
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Kim is rumoured to have attended the Liebefeld School near Berne, Switzerland where apparently he wasted his privileged education playing video games. The school did not confirm the rumours, but only affirmed that a boy from North Korea has attended the school in that period of time, but that nobody was registered at the school under the name of North Koreas ruling family. They declared that it is not unusual that children of diplomats from foreign nations attend the schools of Koeniz, because the town lies near the Swiss capital Bern, where the diplomats are usually stationed. (credit:AP Photo/Keystone, Peter Schneider))
Strived To Turn A Nation Into A 'Socialist Fairyland'(05 of06)
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Behind the nuclear weapons and the horrid executions, Kim is working hard to turn the nation's capital, Pyongyang, into a modern haven for growing middle class. There's the huge 105-storey Ryugyong Hotel (centre of the pic above) and even a water park. How lovely. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Become The World's Youngest Head Of State(06 of06)
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Don't forget, Dear baby-faced one is only 33. And he runs an entire country. What have you done so far today? (credit:RT)
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