Kim Il Sung stories:
Lee Hu-rak dies at 85; former South Korean spy chief
Nov 1st, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Former South Korean spy chief Lee Hu-rak, who brokered the signing of a historic 1972 peace document with North Korea after a secret trip to Pyongyang, died Saturday. He was 85.
Lee...American sees changes in his North Korean hometown
Oct 25th, 2009 - Boston
PYONGYANG, North Korea—Daniel Chun peers out of the window of the Air Koryo turboprop from China as it touches down outside Pyongyang, his former home. It has taken him less than two hours to go back nearly 60 years.North Korea remembers late founder Kim
Jul 8th, 2009 - UPI
PYONGYANG, North Korea, July 8 (UPI) -- A memorial service was held in North Korea Wednesday to mark the 15th anniversary of the death of the country's founder Kim Il Sung...
The Song of Kim Jong Il
Apr 5th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
A few hours after the launch Sunday of a long-range multistage rocket, North Korea's state media proclaimed that a communications satellite was in orbit and transmitting "immortal revolutionary paeans" back to Earth...
Kim Il Sung videos from YouTube:
1:22Kim Il Sung Dies
DPRK people mourn over the death of their 'dear' leader
1:24Great Leader Kim Il Sung Sings Nostalgia
In this rare clip from the Korean movie "Always Together Working For The People" Great Leader Eternal President Marshal Kim Il Sung warms the hearts of all Koreans and world progressives by singing the revolutionary song "Nostalgia" with the deep emotion of serving the people for their happiness.
5:38Kim Il Sung in USSR, Poland and East Germany
North Korean President Kim Il Sung visits the Soviet Union, People's Republic of Poland and The German Democratic Republic, meeting their respective leaders (Chernenko, Jaruzelski, Honecker) in early 1984. A rare chance to see a moment from the short reign of Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko.
2:50Song of General Kim Il Sung
The Song of General Kim Il Sung The founder of Juche and former president of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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Kim Il-sung (15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a Korean communist politician who led North Korea from its founding in 1948 until his death. 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, exercising autocratic power. During his tenure as leader of North Korea, he favored his self-developed Juche idea and established a pervasive and entrenched cult of personality. Following his death in 1994, he was succeeded by his son Kim Jong-il. North Korea officially refers to Kim Il-sung as the "Great Leader" and he is designated in the constitution as the country's "Eternal President". His birthday and the day of his death are public holidays in North Korea.
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