Kim Jong-Il: dictator who collected the Mercedes-Benz

                    

news made the headlines of every newspaper this morning: North Korea has just lost its leader, Kim Jong Il died of a heart attack after nearly two decades of rule. A man known for his passion for Mercedes.

It is not surprising to find almost always the same type of cars among the leadership dictatorial tendencies. Point of Rolls-Royce, Bentley, BMW or Audi for Kim Jong Il is the choice of the brand with the star that existed for the late leader of North Korea.

Car was an important in the life of the dictator as the latter, suffering from a phobia of flying, not only moving car or train, heavily armored in both cases.

Despite the ban of sales European luxury goods to North Korea following a decision by the United Nations, Kim Jong-wide Li has found a way to circumvent the boycott to satisfy his cravings for Mercedes, especially by passing cars from China.

Having abandoned his Maybach in 2009, the dictator had offered two Mercedes S600 Pullman Guard fully customized, about 1.4 million dollars each. It would also maintain a personal collection of Mercedes filled with a total value of $ 20 million, to be noted that this collection would have drawn heavily on $ 80 million of food aid distributed by global organizations in the early the last decade.

Finally, he also said that Kim Jong-Il reportedly offered as much as 160 Mercedes as a gift to the highest officials of his regime. In short, Kim Jong-Il liked Mercedes and Mercedes only.

Via Jalopnik.