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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...
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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...
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North Koreans offer flowers at the bronze statues of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (R) and his father and the late North Korean founder Kim Il-sung, to mark the birth anniversary of Kim Jong-Il, at Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang, in this photo... View Photo »
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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...
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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...
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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...
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North Koreans bow to mark the birth anniversary of the North's late leader Kim Jong-Il at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, in this photo taken by Kyodo, February 16, 2012. A smiling Kim Jong-un led celebrations of his dead father's official 70th... View Photo »
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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
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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...
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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North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung (C), his son Kim Jong-il (L) and his daughter Kim Kyong-Hui pose in this undated file picture taken in undisclosed location released by the Nkleadershipwatch via Yonhap. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on a train trip, state television of Pyongyang...
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People arrive at Pyongyang airport below portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Kim Jong Il died on Saturday, Dec. 17, North Korean state media announced Monday.
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North Korean airport officials stand beside a baggage carousel, as travelers arrive below portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il, at the arrivals area of Pyongyang airport in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Kim Jong Il died on...
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A North Korean official stands near portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il, at Pyongyang airport in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Kim Jong Il died on Saturday, Dec. 17, North Korean state media announced Monday.
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Under framed portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il, airline passengers arrive at the Pyongyang, North Korea, airport on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. North Korean state media reported Monday that Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17 of a heart attack.
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Undated file photo of North Korea's President Kim Il-sung (L) and his son Kim Jong-il. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on a train trip, state television reported on December 19, 2011, sparking immediate concern over who is in control of the reclusive state and its nuclear programme.
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Kim Il-sung (L), founder of North Korea, chats with his son Kim Jong-il at a mass rally to celebrate the foundation of the communist country in Pyongyang in this September 1983 photograph. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on December 17, 2011, state television reported on December...
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Kim Il-sung (L), founder of North Korea, chats with his son Kim Jong-il at a mass rally to celebrate foundation of the communist country in Pyongyang in this September 1, 1983 file photo. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on Saturday ,December 17, 2011 state television reported on...
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A photograph of former North Korean founder Kim Il-Sung hugging his son Kim Jong-il, which was taken in April 1946, is displayed at the Unification Hall at the West Seoul Life Science High School in Seoul in this July 17, 2009 file photo. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on December...
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Japan's national soccer team head coach Alberto Zaccheroni of Italy (L) speaks at a news conference at a venue where portraits of North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung (L) and leader Kim Jong-il (C) are hung in Pyongyang November 14, 2011, in this picture distributed by Kyodo. Japan and...
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