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Kim Il Sung [d] ( / kɪm ɪlˈsʌŋ, - ˈsʊŋ /; [4] Korean : 김일성, Korean pronunciation: [kimils͈ʌŋ]; born Kim Sung Ju; [e] [5] 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he led as Supreme Leader from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.
Jul 4, 2024 · Kim Il-Sung was the communist leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death in 1994. He was the country’s premier from 1948 to 1972, chairman of its dominant Korean Workers’ Party from 1949, and president and head of state from 1972. Learn more about Kim’s life and career in this article.
Kim Il Sung's death resulted in nationwide mourning and a ten-day mourning period was declared by Kim Jong Il. His funeral in Pyongyang was attended by hundreds of thousands of people from all over North Korea.
Jul 3, 2019 · Kim Il-Sung (April 15, 1912–July 8, 1994) of North Korea established one of the world's most powerful cults of personality, known as the Kim Dynasty or Mount Paektu Bloodline.
Kim Il-sung , (born April 15, 1912, Man’gyŏndae, Korea—died July 8, 1994, P’yŏngyang), Communist leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death. When Korea was effectively divided between a Soviet-occupied northern half and a U.S.-supported southern half at the end of World War II, Kim Il-sung helped establish a communist provisional ...
Jul 7, 1994 · Kim Il Sung (kĬm Ĭl sŏŏng), 1912–94, North Korean political leader, chief of state of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea [1] (1948–94); originally named Kim Sung Chu.
Jul 10, 1994 · By the time Kim Il Sung died on Friday at the age of 82, there was not one "Great Leader" running North Korea. There were three.
Kim Il-Sung. Kim Il Sung ( Hangul: 김일성; Hanja: 金日成, Kim Il Sŏng; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the first leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death in 1994. His birth name was "Kim Song-ju". Kim created the Juche political idea. He ran North Korea differently than the Soviet Union and China . By the late 1950s and during ...
Sep 2, 2021 · The Kim family have ruled North Korea for over seven decades but how did the original "Great Leader" get the job? Questions surround the early days of Kim Il-sung and his dynasty.
The Order of Kim Il Sung ( Korean : 김일성훈장) is the highest order of North Korea, along with the Order of Kim Jong Il, and only second to one honorary title, the Hero of Labour .
