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N Korea's ruling party to hold rare meet
8 hours ago

Kim Jong-Un", the official news agency said. Juche, or self-reliance, is the nation's official ideology. The Songun, or military-first policy, prioritises troops' welfare over civilians. The meeting will be held in mid-April, close to the 100th...
NKorea ruling party called to endorse Kim Jong-un
9 hours ago

Kim Jong-il’s leadership. “The party now has more power and influence,” he said. “There is speculation that under Kim Jong-un there will be a more normalised pattern of governance around the party.” The meeting, to be held in mid-April, will come around...
Advisers stay close to North Korea's new leader
13 hours ago

And it's clear that these men, many now in their 70s and 80s, will continue to advise Kim Jong Un after years of working with his father and even his grandfather, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung. The "central" leadership stepped into the spotlight most...
Seoul holds military drills despite NKorea threat
15 hours ago

The last time such a conference was held was in September 2010, when Kim Jong Un was named to a high-ranking party and military post in the first public confirmation that he was being groomed to succeed his father. His grandfather, Kim Il Sung, remains...
SKorea begins drills despite NKorea threat
17 hours ago

Kim Jong Un has been declared "supreme leader" of North Korea's people, party and military, but was expected to gain new top titles and positions as part of the process to solidify his role as the third-generation Kim to lead North Korea. His...
North Korea ruling party to meet, may make succession official
20 hours ago

The conference, to be held in mid-April, will come around the time of the centenary of the state founder Kim Il-sung's birth, which the North has planned to mark the launch of a new era as a "strong and prosperous nation." "The Political Bureau of the...
North Korea ruling party to meet, may make succession official
20 hours ago

The conference, to be held in mid-April, will come around the time of the centenary of the state founder Kim Il-sung's birth, which the North has planned to mark the launch of a new era as a "strong and prosperous nation." "The Political Bureau of the...
Things to do Feb 20
21 hours ago

Based on his conclusion that being an artist is a lot like being a dictator, Toledano has created works that are copies of pre-exising dictatorial art, such as paintings from North Korea and statues of dictators such as Kim Il Sung and Saddam Hussein. ...
Epic Poem Marks Kim’s Birth as N. Korea Buffs Family Legacy
1 day ago

North Korea Studies in Seoul and a former North Korean army officer who defected and worked for South Korea’s National Intelligence Service. “By Kim Il Sung’s birth anniversary on April 15, it will be clear in North Korea that the curtain has fallen for...
Commemoration to cement the transfer of power in North Korea
3 days ago

Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang was renamed Kumsusan Palace of the Sun for the occasion, the reference being to Kim Il Sung, founder and "eternal president" of North Korea. Kim Il Sung's birthday is known as the Day of the Sun in the official...
Pro-North Korea activists stick it out in South Korea
3 days ago

Those are secondary,” said Kim, who speaks effusively and uses many old-fashioned Korean honorifics. On his lapel, he wears a pin of the Korean peninsula shaded entirely in blue, a color associated with integrity. Kim draws inspiration from the...
MORALE: North Korea Goose Steps To Glory
3 days ago

This event is to take place on April 15, which is the 100th anniversary of North Korea's first leader; Kim Il Sung. Such parades are held in the North Korea capital, and broadcast throughout the country. The troops are drilled until thousands of them...
Birthday turns into memorial for Kim
3 days ago

Soldiers in large-brim caps saluted a smiling portrait. Civilians bowed deeply before the image as solemn music played. Kim Jong-un led the commemoration inside Kumsusan, where his father's embalmed body will lie in state. Kim Il-sung's body is already...
Birthday turns into memorial for N.Korean leader
3 days ago

The Kim Jong Un ode “Footsteps” reverberated across the capital city all day, emphasising the son’s inheritance of the family legacy bequeathed to him by father and grandfather, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung. The Kims have ruled North Korea since its...
Gruesome Remains of Communist Materialism
3 days ago

Korea announced that the embalmed body of recently deceased dictator Kim Jong-il would go on permanent display next to the similarly preserved remains of his father and predecessor, Kim Il-sung. The government imported a team of Russian experts, in...
In the Picture: Happy birthday, Kim Jong-il
3 days ago

The Kims have ruled North Korea since its ‘inception’ in 1948 (after the Korean peninsula was divided into the communist-backed north and the US-allied south) Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea and the father of Kim Jong-il, remains
North Korea Marks Late Leader's Birth Anniversary
3 days ago

The professor says the strategic significance is clearly that North Korea will continue to emphasize military-first politics under the third generation of the Kim family. North Korea announced this week that Kim Jong Il had been posthumously elevated to...
Kim Jong-un, Smiling and Silent, Observes Celebration of Father's 70th Birthday
4 days ago

Korean leader Kim Jong-un has led his nation in celebrating his recently deceased father's official 70th birthday, two months after assuming power. Dressed in a black Mao-style suit, a smiling Kim resembled his grandfather Kim Il-sung as he presided...
Late NKorean leader gets military birthday tribute
4 days ago

The Kim Jong Un ode "Footsteps" reverberated across the capital city all day, emphasizing the son's inheritance of the family legacy bequeathed to him by father and grandfather, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung. The Kims have ruled North Korea since its...
North Korea marks Kim Jong-il's birthday: Why's his son so quiet?
4 days ago

Party, led hundreds past his father’s portrait in the memorial hall in Pyongyang where his body lies under glass. The anniversary observances seemed to cover just about every imaginable form of tribute. Soldiers and military vehicles were on parade,...

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About Kim Il-sung

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Kim Il-sung (15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the leader of North Korea from its founding in early 1948 until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Kim Jong-il. 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 where he exercised... Full Article

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