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Known as “the Sun of Korea,” Kim Il-Sung (1912-1994) was born Kim Sung-Ju in Mangyongdae village near Pyongyang to a Christian mother (Kang Ban Sok) and father (Kim Hyong Jik) who taught in a Western missionary school and was a practitioner of Koryo (traditional) medicine. To avoid the Japanese occupation, the family moved to Manchuria where Kim Sung-Ju attended school to 8^th grade. He became active in vagabond anti-Japanese bands and joined the Chinese Communist Party. In 1930 his guerilla comrades (according to him) gave him the name “Il Sung,” the sun. He eventually became leader of a division in the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army. Contrary to accepted legend, his guerrilla efforts against the Japanese were of marginal impact but Kim Il-Sung was regarded as a good organizer. Under intense Japanese pressure in China, the Korean partisans fled to the Soviet Union in 1941 where Kim Il-Sung became commander of a batta

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Biography of Kim Il-Sung, Founding President of North Korea

Kim Il-Sung (April 15, 1912–July 8, 1994) of North Korea established one of the world's most powerful cults of personality, known as the Kim Dynasty or Mount Paektu Bloodline. Although succession in communist regimes usually passes between members of the top political echelons, North Korea has become a hereditary dictatorship, with Kim's son and grandson taking power in turn.

Fast Facts: Kim Il-Sung

Known For: Prime Minister, Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1948–1972, President 1972–1994, and establishing the Kim Dynasty in Korea
Born: April 15, 1912 in Mangyongdae, Pyongyang, Korea
Parents: Kim Hyong-jik and Kang Pan-sok
Died: July 8, 1994 at Hyangsan Residence, North Pyongan province, North Korea
Education: 20 years in Manchuria as a guerrilla fighter against the Japanese
Spouse(s): Kim Jung Sook (m. 1942, died 1949); Kim Seong Ae (m. 1950, died 1994)
Children: Two sons, one daughter

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Kim Il Sung
Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Eternal President
Kim Il Sung
Official portrait, 1966
In office
12 October 1966 – 8 July 1994
Secretary
Preceded by Himself (as Chairman)
Succeeded by Kim Jong Il
In office
28 December 1972 – 8 July 1994
Premier
Vice President
Preceded by Office established^[a]
Succeeded by Office abolished^[b]^[c]
In office
14 December 1962 – 8 July 1994
Preceded by Office established
Succeeded by Kim Jong Il
In office
24 June 1949 – 12 October 1966
Vice Chairman
Preceded by Kim Tu-bong
Succeeded by Himself (as General Secretary)
In office
9 September 1948 – 28 December 1972
President
First Vice Premier Kim Il
Vice Premier
Preceded by Office established
Succeeded by Kim Il
In office
5 July 1950 – 24 December

Eternal President Kim Il Sung
Official portrait, 1966
In office 12 October 1966 – 8 July 1994
Secretary
Preceded by	Himself (as Chairman)
Succeeded by	Kim Jong Il
In office 28 December 1972 – 8 July 1994
Premier
Vice President
Preceded by	Office established^[a]
Succeeded by	Office abolished^[b]^[c]
In office 14 December 1962 – 8 July 1994
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Kim Jong Il
In office 24 June 1949 – 12 October 1966
Vice Chairman
Preceded by	Kim Tu-bong
Succeeded by	Himself (as General Secretary)
In office 9 September 1948 – 28 December 1972
President
First Vice Premier	Kim Il
Vice Premier
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Kim Il
In office 5 July 1950 – 24 December