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Kim Il-sung (15 Aprile 1912 – 8 Julie 1994) wis a Korean communist, an later Juche, politeecian who led North Korea frae its foondin in 1948 till his daith in 1994.[1] He held the posts o Prime Meenister frae 1948 tae 1972 an Preses frae 1972 tae his daith. He wis an aa the General Secretary o the Wirkers Pairty o Korea.
Kim Il-sung | |
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김일성 | |
![]() Offeecial portrait (posthumous, issued 1994) | |
Eternal Preses o the Republic (Appellation) | |
Assumed office 8 Julie 1994 | |
Supreme Leader o North Korea | |
In office 9 September 1948 – 8 Julie 1994 | |
Succeedit bi | Kim Jong-il |
Preses o North Korea | |
In office 28 December 1972 – 8 Julie 1994 | |
Precedit bi | Position creatit Choi Yong-kun, Heid o State as Preses o the Presidium o the Supreme Fowk's Assembly |
Succeedit bi | Position abolished (Proclaimed Eternal Preses o the Republic efter his daith) |
Prime Meenister o North Korea | |
In office 9 September 1948 – 28 December 1972 | |
Precedit bi | Position creatit |
Succeedit bi | Kim Il (Premier) |
General Secretary o the Central Committee o the Wirkers' Pairty o Korea | |
In office 11 October 1966 – 8 Julie 1994 | |
Precedit bi | Himself as Chairman |
Succeedit bi | Kim Jong-il |
Chairman o the Central Committee o the Wirkers Pairty o Korea | |
In office 30 Juin 1949 – 11 October 1966 | |
Precedit bi | Kim Tu-bong |
Succeedit bi | Himself as General Secretary |
Vice-Chairman o the Central Committee o the Wirkers’ Pairty o North Korea | |
In office 28 August 1946 – 30 Juin 1949 | |
Chairman | Kim Tu-bong |
Precedit bi | Position creatit |
Succeedit bi | Position abolished |
Chairman o the North Korea Bureau o the Communist Pairty o Korea | |
In office 17 December 1945 – 28 August 1946 | |
General Secretary | Pak Hon-yong |
Precedit bi | Kim Yong-bom |
Succeedit bi | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Kim Sŏng-ju 15 Apryle 1912 Mangyŏngdae, Heian-nandō, Japanese Korea |
Dee'd | 8 Julie 1994 82) Pyongyang, Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea | (aged
Restin place | Kumsusan Palace o the Sun, Pyongyang, Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea |
Naitionality | North Korean |
Poleetical pairty | Wirkers’ Pairty o Korea |
Spoose(s) | Kim Jong-suk (d. 1949) Kim Song-ae |
Bairns | Kim Jong-il Kim Man-il Kim Kyong-hui Kim Kyong-jin Kim Pyong-il Kim Yong-il |
Residence | Pyongyang, Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea |
Thrift | Eternal Preses o the Republic |
Profession | Preses o North Korea |
Signatur | ![]() |
Militar service | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/brainch | Soviet Airmed Forces Korean Fowk's Airmy |
Years o service | 1941–1945 1948–1994 |
Rank | Dae wonsu (Grand Marshal) |
Commands | All (supreme commander) |
Battles/wars | Warld War II Korean War |
Durin his tenure as leader o North Korea, he ruled the naition wi autocratic power an establisht an aw-pervasive cult o personality. Frae the mid-1960s, he promotit his self-developed Juche variant o communist naitional organisation.[2] Follaein his daith in 1994, he wis succeedit bi his son Kim Jong-il. North Korea offeecially refers tae Kim Il-sung as the "Great Leader" (Suryong in Korean 수령) an he is designatit in the constitution as the kintra's "Eternal Preses". His birthday is a public haliday in North Korea.
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