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A leader with this surname kidnapped an actress and her film director husband to make (20[1])movies (20[1])like (20[2])Salt. (20[7]0[4])A leader (20[1])with this surname was undermined (20[1])by the Kapsan (20[2]0[1])faction. Unit 684 recruited (20[1])criminals to assassinate a leader with this surname, (20[1])but its members mutinied on the island of (0[1])Silmido. Forces loyal to a leader with this surname captured the USS (*) Pueblo and attempted the (10[1])Blue House (10[1])Raid. (10[2])One country’s calendar (0[1])begins (10[1])in 1912 with the birth of an “Eternal President” of this surname, (10[1])and is named for his (10[1])Juche (“joo-CHAY”) ideology. (10[1])A leader with this surname invaded a country led by Syngman Rhee before (10[1])being stopped at Incheon. (10[1])For 10 points, give this surname of Il-sung, Jong-il, and Jong-un, (10[5])three (10[1])North Korean dictators. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Kim [accept Kim Il-sung, or Kim Jong-il, or Kim Jong-un]
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