A longtime North Korean ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong Nam, best known for his trademark propaganda-filled speeches with a deep, booming voice in support of the ruling Kim dynasty, has died, state media reported Tuesday.
The Korean Central News Agency said that Kim Yong Nam, former president of the Praesidium of North Korea’s rubber-stamp Supreme People’s Assembly from 1998 to 2019, died Monday of multiple organ failure at the age of 97.
According to KCNA, the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, paid a heartfelt co
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