Kim Il-sung

@Former President of North Korea, Timeline and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Kim Il Sung was the autocratic ruler who established the Republic of North Korea, after the country was freed from Japanese occupation Communists North Koreans Leaders Presidents Aries Celebrities Kim Il-Sung is known as the founder and first president of the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea. Kim was born to a small peasant family but they were soon forced to flee following the Japanese occupation of his homeland. After moving to China, Kim soon became radicalised and joined forces that were committed to defying the occupiers. Even as an early teen, he was involved with armed resistance activity and as a young man he was promoted to a leadership role. Driven by his anti-Japanese sentiments, he sided with the Soviet Union in the World War, where he trained and fought along with the Soviet soldiers against the Japanese. He eventually rose to the ranks of a leader in the Soviet military. At the end of the war, he was in a prime position to take over the mantle of leadership of his newly-liberated country. Seizing the opportunity, Kim and his forces soon overruled the entire peninsula but faced stiff resistance from foreign countries. After a bitter and devastating war, the peninsula was split in half and he became the undisputed leader of the northern half. Combining Communist and Marxist ideology with his own brand of Korean self-reliance, he soon forged himself as the shining leader of a new country. After ruling his country with an iron grip for half a century, the supreme leader passed away, leaving his country in the hands of a virtual monarchy.

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Birthday: April 15, 1912 Died on: July 8, 1994 Nationality: North Korean Famous: Former President of North Korea, Communists, Leaders, Presidents Ideologies: Communists Nick names: The Great Leader, Eternal President Spouses: Kim Jong-suk, Kim Sung-ae Information Detail Birthday April 15, 1912 Died on July 8, 1994 Nationality North Korean Famous Former President of North Korea, Communists, Leaders, Presidents Ideologies Communists Nick names The Great Leader, Eternal President Spouses Kim Jong-suk, Kim Sung-ae Siblings Kim Chul Joo, Kim Yong-ju Known as Kim Sŏng-ju Childrens Kim Jong-il Founder / Co-Founder Workers' Party of Korea Birth Place Pyongyang Political Ideology Workers’ Party of Korea Religion Atheism, Presbyterianism Height 175cm Gender Male Father Kim Hyong-jik Mother Kang Pan-sok Net Worth $5 billion Sun Sign Aries Born in Pyongyang Famous as Former President of North Korea Died at Age 82

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Kim Il-sung born at Unsplash Birth Place

Kim Jong-Il exchanged the nuptial vows with Kim Jong-suk, before World War II. She died in 1949. This marriage produced two sons, including Kim Jong-Il, who succeeded his father as president of North Korea. Kim's grandson Kim Jong-Un is the current leader of North Korea. Unsplash Personal Life

He married Kim Sung-ae, his second wife, in 1952. Reports indicate that they had three children. Unsplash Personal Life

This controversial dictator is rumored to have had many mistresses, including Kim Hyon-nam, and an unknown number of children from these relationships. Unsplash Personal Life

Kim Song-ju was born on April 15, 1912 in Mangyondae, Heian-nando, Japanese Korea. His mother is recorded as being named Kang Pan-sŏk. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Due to widespread propaganda during his reign, many details about his childhood and family were obscured. He, however, claimed that he was raised by a Presbyterian family and that his maternal grandfather was a minister. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1920, his family fled to prevent persecution by the Japanese conquerors. They resettled their family in Manchuria, now part of China. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Much of Kim's earlier career is obscured in propaganda. However, it is believed that he was a fervent anti-Japanese activist from his early teens. Unsplash Career

In October 1926, he founded the 'Down With Imperialism Union'. This group's stated aim was to fight Japanese imperialism. Three years later, he joined the ‘South Manchurian Communist Youth Association’. Unsplash Career

In 1932, he joined the ‘Communist Party of China’. At this time, Manchuria, where Kim lived, was still under Japanese rule. Unsplash Career

In 1935, he joined the ‘Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army’. This was a guerilla offshoot of the Communist Party. Also in the same year, he adopted a nom de guerre of Kim Jong-Il. This is the name he would later be known by the rest of the world and his people. Unsplash Career

In 1940, Kim and his troops were forced to flee as the Japanese forces advanced. They crossed the border into the Soviet Union to escape. He was soon being trained by the Soviet army. Unsplash Career

Kim Jong-Il has been the Eternal President of the Republic of North Korea since September 9, 1948, a position that he continues to hold posthumously. The autocratic leader was the architect of a political ideology ‘Juche’, which was inspired by the ideals of Stalin, the Russian dictator. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	April 15, 1912
Died on	July 8, 1994
Nationality	North Korean
Famous	Former President of North Korea, Communists, Leaders, Presidents
Ideologies	Communists
Nick names	The Great Leader, Eternal President
Spouses	Kim Jong-suk, Kim Sung-ae
Siblings	Kim Chul Joo, Kim Yong-ju
Known as	Kim Sŏng-ju
Childrens	Kim Jong-il
Founder / Co-Founder	Workers' Party of Korea
Birth Place	Pyongyang
Political Ideology	Workers’ Party of Korea
Religion	Atheism, Presbyterianism
Height	175cm
Gender	Male
Father	Kim Hyong-jik
Mother	Kang Pan-sok
Net Worth	$5 billion
Sun Sign	Aries
Born in	Pyongyang
Famous as	Former President of North Korea
Died at Age	82

Kim Il-sung

North Korean

Apr 15, 1912

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