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From Chubby Basketball Fan to Fratricidal Maniac: How Swiss Boarding School Shaped Kim Jong Un

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Educated in Swiss schools under fake names, Kim Jong Un and his siblings have a long, intriguing history in the Alps.

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NICE, France—The world knows North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un as a ruthless dictator prone to testing ballistic missiles while playing a game of nuclear chicken with President Donald Trump.

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