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North Korean soldiers of the three services attend an event to make public a joint decision on renaming the Kumsusan Memorial Palace to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, as they pay respects to the country's founder Kim Il-Sung and the late leader Kim... View Photo »
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North Koreans pay respects to statues of North Korea founder Kim Il-Sung and late leader Kim Jong-Il erected at Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang in this picture released by the North's KCNA news agency February 16, 2012, to mark the 70th birthday of late... View Photo »
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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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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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South Korean activists and former North Korean defectors prepare to launch a banner tied to balloons, showing cartoon of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center, his late father Kim Il Sung, left, and his youngest son Kim Jong Un during a rally... View Photo »
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North Koreans offer flowers to bronze statues of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his father, the late North Korean founder Kim Il-sung at Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang, in this photo taken by Kyodo February 16, 2012. The late leader Kim... View Photo »
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North Koreans offer flowers 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. The late leader Kim Jong-il's birthday falls on February 16. Mandatory... View Photo »
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North Koreans offer flowers to bronze statues of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (R) and his father the late North Korean founder Kim Il-sung, riding horses side by side, at Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang, in this photo taken by Kyodo... View Photo »
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South Korean activists and former North Korean defectors prepare to launch a banner showing caricature of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center, his late father Kim Il Sung, left, and his youngest son Kim Jong Un during a rally against North... View Photo »
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A statue of the North Korean founder Kim Il Sung is viewed through a entrance doorway at the Grand People's Study House in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. View Photo »
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North Korea's President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Kim Yong Nam, speaks during a ceremony to unveil a new bronze statue depicting the late leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung at Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang... View Photo »
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A new bronze statue depicting the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, and his father Kim Il Sung are seen at stands inside the grounds of the Mansudae Art Studio after it was unveiled in Pyongyang Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. As North Koreans... View Photo »
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North Koreans cheer during the unveiling of a new bronze statue depicting the late leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung at Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. As North Koreans prepare for what would have been the 70th... View Photo »
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North Koreans leave the grounds of the Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang after watching the unveiling of a new bronze statue depicting the late leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. As North Koreans prepare for what... View Photo »
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North Koreans stand together as they wait for the unveiling of a new bronze statue depicting the late leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung at Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. As North Koreans prepare for what would have... View Photo »
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North Koreans military members file past a new bronze statue depicting the late leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung after an unveiling ceremony at Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. As North Koreans prepare for what would... View Photo »
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In this Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 photo, a North Korean man looks at a display of recently issued postage stamps, including those that commemorate the death of Kim Jong Il, at a postage stamp shop in Pyongyang. Two months after his death, Kim Jong Il is... View Photo »
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In this photo provided on Friday Feb. 10, 2012 by World Press Photo, the 1st prize Daily Life Singles category of the 2012 World Press Photo contest by Damir Sagolj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Reuters, shows a picture of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung,... View Photo »
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North Koreans pay tribute to a statue of the country's founder Kim Il-sung during Seolnal, the Korean lunar new year's day, in Pyongyang, January 23, 2012, in this picture released by the North's KCNA on Monday. View Photo »
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In this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service, people gather to offer flowers in front of a statue of the late Kim Il Sung to celebrate the Lunar New Year, in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, Jan.... View Photo »
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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