Kim was ordained as a pastor in 1997. Kim said the 1968 attack was made at the order of North Korea founder and then leader Kim Il Sung, the late grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un.

Kim Il Sung (1948-1994) Kim Il Sung, a former guerrilla who gained fame battling Japan’s colonial rule, established the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on Sept. 9, 1948.

A fusion of authoritarianism, isolationism, and GenAI could create a new political phenomenon: the synthetic sovereign.

Selected by the Soviets to run what was supposed to be a minor puppet regime, Kim Il Sung created his own cult of personality in North Korea.

As Kim Jong-il quietly substituted all of his father’s men with his own, Kim Il-sung didn’t even notice, as “he saw only the cultification of himself, as did the outside world.” ...

Kim Nam Hee and Jung Sung Il will be making special appearances in tvN’s upcoming short drama “Road to Surgeon” (literal title)! Kim Nam Hee takes on the role of Kang Jin Sang, while Jung ...

Education: Kim Il Sung University, Pyongyang, degree in political economy, 1960s Other Facts: Was sometimes called the “Dear Leader.” ...

Education: Kim Il Sung University, Pyongyang, degree in political economy, 1960s Other Facts: Was sometimes called the “Dear Leader.” Scholars and historians believe he was born in Russia, but ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday visited a mausoleum for his late father and grandfather Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung to pay tribute to his father, state media reported on Wednesday.

Selected by the Soviets to run what was supposed to be a minor puppet regime, Kim Il Sung created his own cult of personality in North Korea.

“There can be little doubt,” writes Fyodor Tertitskiy, that Kim Il Sung “is the darkest figure in all of Korea’s history.” If this Lord of Darkness has any competition at all, it comes ...