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Bookmark or Share- Kim Il Sung - WikipediaKim Il Sung [d] (/ k ɪ m ɪ l ˈ s ʌ ŋ,-ˈ s ʊ ŋ /; [4] Korean: 김일성, Korean pronunciation: [kimils͈ʌŋ]; born Kim Sung Ju; [e] [5] 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician, revolutionary, and military leader.
- North Korea: Introductory Sources: The Kims: Leaders' BiographiesKnown as “the Sun of Korea,” Kim Il-Sung (1912-1994) was born Kim Sung-Ju in Mangyongdae village near Pyongyang to a Christian mother (Kang Ban Sok) and father (Kim Hyong Jik) who taught in a Western missionary school and was a practitioner of Koryo (traditional) medicine.
- Kim Il-sung - New World EncyclopediaKim Il-sung (April 15, 1912 – July 8, 1994) was the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) from late 1945 (prior to the state's 1948 founding) until his death, when his son, Kim Jong-il, succeeded him.
- Kim Il-sung - BiographyLearn more about Kim Il-sung, the military-oriented premier and president of North Korea who headed the country for decades, at Biography.com.
- Kim Il-Sung | Biography, Facts, Leadership of North Korea, Significance ...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.
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