For nearly 70 years, the three generations of the Kim family have run North Korea with an absolute rule that tolerates no dissent. ———THE SON: KIM JONG IL (1994-2011)October 1994: North Korea and the United States sign a landmark nuclear disarmament deal in Geneva. North Korea pledges to freeze and eventually dismantle its nuclear weapons program in exchange for international aid to build two power-producing nuclear reactors. ———THE GRANDSON: KIM JONG UN (2011-present)2012: North Korea puts a satellite in orbit with a long-range rocket. September 2016: North Korea stages its fifth nuclear test, its most powerful atomic bomb explosion to date.

Source: ABC News July 13, 2017 11:03 UTC