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  • North Korean students use computers in front of portraits of Kim Il-Sung (L) and Kim Jong-Il (R)
    North Korean students use computers in front of portraits of Kim Il-...
    Source: AFP
  • A view of Pyongyang
    A view of Pyongyang
    Source: AFP
  • Portraits of North Korea's former leader and founder, Kim Il-Sung, are seen in the North Korea border village of Namyang
    Portraits of North Korea's former leader and founder, Kim Il-Sung, are ...
    Source: AFP
  • North Koreans queue for food at a kiosk in the North Korea capital, Pyongyang
    North Koreans queue for food at a kiosk in the North Korea capital, ...
    Source: AFP
  • Kim Jong-Il (R) and his father, Kim Il-Sung (L) in Pyongyang
    Kim Jong-Il (R) and his father, Kim Il-Sung (L) in Pyongyang
    Source: AFP
  • Hyundai chairwoman seeking the release of an employee detained by North Korea extended her stay in the communist state
    Hyundai chairwoman seeking the release of an employee detained by ...
    Source: AFP
  • North Koreans offer flowers to a statue of state founder Kim Il-sung to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the founding of the state in Pyongyang
    North Koreans offer flowers to a statue of state founder Kim Il-sung ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Bouquets of flowers sit underneath a massive statue of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang
    Bouquets of flowers sit underneath a massive statue of late North ...
    Source: AFP
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits a swimming pool at the Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits a swimming pool at the Kim Il-...
    Source: Reuters
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il smiles during a visit to a swimming pool at the Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il smiles during a visit to a swimming ...
    Source: Reuters
  • North Korea called for a peace pact with the United States, saying it was key to ending the nuclear standoff
    North Korea called for a peace pact with the United States, saying it ...
    Source: AFP
  • North Korean researcher Song Il Hyok wears a pin of North Korean state founder Kim Il-Sung on his suit as he attends news conference at the University of California
    North Korean researcher Song Il Hyok wears a pin of North Korean state ...
    Source: Reuters
North Korean students use computers in front of portraits of Kim Il-...
Kim Il-sung's Biography

Kim Il-sung (Korean: 김일성) (15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a Korean communist politician who led North Korea from its founding in 1948 until his death. He held the posts of Prime Minister from 1948 to 1972 and President from 1972 to his death. He was also the General Secretary of the Workers Party of Korea, exercising autocratic power. During his tenure as leader of North Korea, he favored his self-developed Juche idea and established a pervasive and entrenched cult of personality. Following his death in 1994, he was succeeded by his son Kim Jong-il. North Korea officially refers to Kim Il-sung as the "Great Leader" and he is designated in the constitution as the country's "Eternal President". His birthday is a public holiday in North Korea.

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  • News Source: Sydney Morning Herald | about 4 hours ago
    Greg Goodman ... helping reorganise family assets. Illustration: John Shakespeare It seems investors have been getting carried away with the idea that America and the rest of the developed world are in the early stages of an economic recovery.
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  • Blog Source: keeperofoddknowledge.blogspot.com | 11 days ago
    North Korea officially refers to Kim Il-sung as the "Great Leader" and he is designated in the constitution as the country's "Eternal President". Much of the early records of his life come from his own personal accounts and official ...
  • Blog Source: spectator.org | 11 days ago
    Kobia and the head of the Christian Conference of Asia had just visited North Korea for the first time and evidently had a smashing time, courtesy of Kim Jong Il's nasty regime. "The WCC in its established polices has always rejected ...
  • Blog Source: www.newyorker.com | 11 days ago
    In the piece, the woman tells Demick that she had been a true believer in the reign of Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-il. In 2003, Philip Gourevitch wrote a Letter from Korea about the deification of those two leaders and the North's ...

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