On September 5, 1998, Kim Jong-il was elected chairman of the Korean National Defense Committee. On September 5, 1998, Kim Jong-il was elected chairman of the Central Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. On September 5, 1998, Kim Jong-il was elected chairman of the Central Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. On September 5, 1998, Kim Jong-il was elected chairman of the Republic of Korea's National Defense Committee. On September 5, 1998, Kim Jong-il was elected chairman of the Central Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and on September 5, 1998, Kim Jong-il was elected chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's 9th Supreme People's Congress. On September 5, 1998, Kim Jong-il was elected chairman of the People's Congress of Korea's 9th