North Korea Orders Citizens With Same Name As Leader To Change It.

North Korea has ordered
people who share the name of
leader Kim Jong Un to change their
names, South Korea's state-run KBS
television reported on Wednesday.
North Korea imposed similar bans
on the use of the names of its two
former leaders, Kim's father, Kim
Jong Il, and grandfather, Kim Il
Sung, as part of propaganda drives
to build cults of personality around
them.
Kim Jong Un's name is not allowed
for newborns and people who share
the name must not just stop using it
but must change it on their birth
certificates and residence
registrations, KBS reported, citing
an official North Korean directive.
Kim Jong Il, the father of the current
leader, issued the order in 2011,
when his son was heir apparent,
KBS said. The elder Kim died in
December that year and his son
took power.
South Korea's Unification Ministry,
which handles ties with the North,
could not immediately confirm the
report but said it was plausible.
"The ban is highly possible since
North Korea had the same policy in
the era of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il
Sung," a ministry official said.
Posted By David Aniemeka