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Born in 1987 (or perhaps 1989—details are murky within the confines of her reclusive regime), Kim Yo Jong spent much of her early life out of the public eye. After a stint in a Swiss boarding school, where she was known by a false identity, she returned to North Korea just as her brother, Kim Jong-un, stepped into a power vacuum following their father's death in 2011. Initially cast as a supportive figure, she stood quietly behind her brother at pivotal moments, laying the groundwork for her rise.