Kim Il Sung[d] (/ kɪm ɪlˈsʌŋ, - ˈsʊŋ /; [4] Korean: 김일성, Korean pronunciation: [kimils͈ʌŋ] ⓘ; born Kim Song Ju; [e][5][6][7][8] 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he led as Supreme Leader from its …

Jul 9, 1994 · Kim Il Sung, the Communist dictator who ruled North Korea for more than four decades and pushed the isolated regime to the brink of nuclear confrontation with the world, died of a heart...

Jul 19, 1994 · The glass coffin containing the body of Kim Il-sung was carried through the streets of North Korea's capital in a motorcade Tuesday morning as funeral proceedings began for the self-proclaimed Great Leader who ruled the communist nation for nearly five decades.

Jul 9, 1994 · Kim Il Sung, the North Korean leader since 1945 and the man who led the invasion of the South and beganthe Korean War, died at 2 a.m. on Friday at the age of 82, Pyongyang Radio said today.

Feb 12, 2025 · 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. Learn more about Kim’s life and career in this article.

Kim Il Sung (1912-1994, ruled 1948-1994) was the world's longest serving ruler. He ruled formally from August 25, 1948 to his death on July 8, 1994. He was known to his people as "Great Leader," "the Sun of the Nation," and the "Legendary Hero."

Jul 10, 1994 · By the time Kim Il Sung died on Friday at the age of 82, there was not one "Great Leader" running North Korea. There were three.

Jul 13, 2014 · Twenty years have passed since the death of the "Sun of the Nation," the ever victorious iron-willed brilliant commander, the Great Leader and Generalissimo Kim Il-sung ― and this is merely...

Kim Il Sung led a guerrilla force against the Japanese in Manchuria during World War II, being defeated and driven to Siberia by 1941, where he was trained asa communist espionage agent by the Red army.

Kim il-sung (1912-94) was a Korean-born socialist, military officer and, from the late 1940s, the dictatorial leader of North Korea. He instigated the Korean War in 1950 with the support and endorsement of both Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong.