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Kim Il-sung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kim Jong-il, his eldest son, was born at Khabarovsk, although the DPRK now says he was born in the mountains of northern Korea. Kim married his second wife, Kim Song-ae, in 1962, and it is believed he had four children with her. He escaped to the Soviet Union and was sent to a camp near Khabarovsk, where the Korean Communist guerillas were retrained by the Soviets and Kim became a Captain in the Soviet Red Army. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kim_Il_Sung

Kim Il-sung Kim Il-sung (김일성 ; 金日成) (April 15, 1912 - July 8, 1994) was the autocratic Communist ruler of North Korea from 1948 until his death. Kim Il Sung died on July 8, 1994, in Pyongyang. In late 1949, with the support of Stalin, Kim made the decision to launch a major military campaign to unify Korea- the stalemate of the Korean War 1950-53. www.bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/k/ki/kim_il_sung.html

Kim Il Sung killer file Kim Il Sung dismisses Chun's statement as "a preposterous slander" and suggests that the bombing was "masterminded" by Chun for a "hideous purpose". Meanwhile, at ceremonies held on 8 July to mark the anniversary of his death, Kim Il Sung is praised by the state media as the "greatest statesman of the 20th Century". Kim is described as the "iron-willed, ever-victorious commander", the "great sun and great man", the "great leader", the "great father", the "sun of the nation", the "clairvoyant", "the supreme brain of the nation", a "matchless patriot" and "national hero", and "one of the genius leaders of the international communist movement and workers' movement". www.moreorless.au.com /killers/kim-il-sung.html

Kim-Il-Sung April 15, 1912 - Kim Il Sung (photo: Kim was born Kim Sun Ju) was born in N Korea, the eldest of three sons by a village couple named Kim Hyonh Jik and Kang Pan Sok. Kim Il Sung was commander of the 6th Division, 2nd Army, 1st Route Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army. Kim Il Sung and his partisans were pressed into the 88th Special Independent Guerrilla Brigade of the Soviet Army. www.kimsoft.com /korea/kimilsun.htm

Vladivostok News :: Soviets groomed Kim Il Sung for leadership Kim Il Sung, who gained the rank of major in the Soviet army, returned to Korea in 1945 with the occupying forces, and Mekler and other Soviet advisers spent a year touring with him, even helping to write his speeches. Kim Il Sung was invited to Moscow and was taken to a shop for distinguished guests, where they could take any item for free, even a motor car. Kim Il Sung created the North Korean Communist Party in 1945 and was elected premier of the republic in 1948. vn.vladnews.ru /Arch/2003/ISS345/News/upd10.HTM

AsiaSource: Asia Biography - a resource of the Asia Society Kim fled to an army camp near Khabarovsk in the Russian Maritime Province, where his guerrilla forces were regrouped and retrained by the local Soviet armed forces to be used in the event of a Soviet campaign in the Far East. Kim sided with the Chinese during the first half of the 1960s to stave off a Soviet attack on North Korea, and became reconciled with the Soviet Union in the second half of the 1960s, when the Chinese began to attack Kim during the latter part of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China. Kim was married to his present wife, Kim Song-ae, in 1962, and it is believed that he has four children from his second marriage. www.asiasource.org /society/kimilsung.cfm

Kim Il-sung Kim Il Sung's daughter, Kim Kyong-hui, was a member of the KWP Central Committee and deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), and his son-in-law, Chang Songtaek, was premier and a candidate member of the KWP Central Committee and deputy to the SPA. Kim Il-sung's charisma was maintained posthumously by government offices and corporations holding report sessions commemorating Kim Il-sung's on-the-spot inspections of their facilities and by events such as the April Arts Celebration, held in the same month the older Kim was born. Ho Tam, who died in 1991, was Kim Il Sung's brother-in-law, a member of the KWP Central Committee and Political Bureau, chairman of the SPA Foreign Affairs Committee, deputy to the SPA, and chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland. www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/dprk/kim-il-sung.htm

Kim Il Sung - netlexikon Kim Il Sung wurde in Mangyongdae in der Nähe von Pjöngjang als Sohn eines Lehrers geboren. Kim Il Sung soll im Rahmen eines kleinen koreanischen Kontingents an der Schlacht von Stalingrad im Winter 42/43 teilgenommen haben, was zeitlebens von ihm geleugnet wurde, wahrscheinlich um seinen sowjetischen Hintergrund von 1940 bis 1948 zu verschleiern und als Nationalist zu erscheinen. Kims Juche (sprich: Dschutsche)- Ideologie stellte die nationalen Werte über die weltkommunistischen Interessen und wurde von Zeitgenossen als wahrhaftige Fortführung des Marxismus deklariert. www.lexikon-definition.de /Kim-Il-Sung.html

Kim Il Sung Udenrigspolitisk var Kim Il Sung eksponent for en selvstændig linie i forhold til de øvrige kommunistiske stater, og Nordkorea afviste i 1960- og 70'erne alle forsøg på at presse landet til at tage stilling i den ideologiske strid mellem Sovjet og Kina. Kim Il Sung (1912-94), præsident i Den Demokratiske Folkerepublik Korea og generalsekretær for Koreas Arbejderparti - det statsbærende parti i Nordkorea. Fra starten af 60'erne gjorde Kim Il Sung sig til genstand for en intens persondyrkelse i Nordkorea og blandt flertallet af den koreanske minoritet i Japan. www.leksikon.org /art.php?n=1346

Past news To remain loyal to the last instructions of Kim Il Sung to the end and carry to brilliant accomplishment the cause of Juche under the red flag associated with his whole life is a noble mission and moral obligation of all the Korean people who have grown under his care. Noting that Kim Jong Il is defending socialism and wisely leading the@building of a great prosperous powerful nation with Songun, fully inheriting@the cause of the President, he said the future of Korea was bright and the@DPRK would throw brighter rays all over the world with the august name of@Kim Il Sung. Under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il, the revolutionary idea of Kim Il Sung will lead the WPK and the Korean revolution to victory and glory in the new century, too, and he will always be with the Korean people and progressive humankind. www.kcna.co.jp /item/2004/200407/news07/09.htm

BBC News ASIA-PACIFIC North Korea: A political history When Kim Il-sung died, his son, Kim Jong-il, took control as head of the armed forces, but did not immediately assume his father's titles of state president and general secretary of the Korean Workers Party. Supported by the Soviet Union, the charismatic Kim Il-sung embarked on a series of popular social and economic reforms, including the redistribution of land and nationalisation of Japanese property. In September 1998 his position as head of armed forces was widened to encompass the powers of head of state while the post of president was assigned "eternally" to his father Kim Il-sung. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/783966.stm

Kim Il Sung Kim Il Sung : The North Korean Leader. Encouraging a Stalin-like "cult of personality," Kim held power in Korea for decades until his death in 1997. In 1948, after Korea was divided, Kim declared the northern part to be the Republic of North Korea. www.multied.com /bio/people/KSung.html

Kim Il-Sung Stalin, Kim Il Sung, and the 38th Parallel Article on Kim Il Sung's role in starting the Korean War. Sung Hi Lee Picture galleries, wallpapers, biography and filmography of this Asian model. Sung Hi Lee Forever Photo archive, AVI clips and a variety of information. www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Kim_Il-Sung.html

God is dead. Long live Kim Il Sung Although a mural of Kim Jong Il graces the entrance of the foreign ministry in central Pyongyang, and his portraits sit alongside those of his father inside every office, the official propaganda, with its billboards and official notices, is devoted to Kim Il Sung. Asked about their feelings for Kim Il Sung, they replied: "He was a distinguished and clever man." Kim Jong Il, who has not taken on the role of president, has kept a low profile in the North Korean mythology. In fact, Kim Jong Il was born in a prison camp near the far eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk. www.rickross.com /reference/nkorea/nkorea27.html

Kim Il Sung on Encyclopedia.com Kim Il Sung, eterno líder de la RPD de Corea.(dictador de República Popular Democrática de Corea, Corea del Norte) Death of Kim Il Sung casts doubt on nuclear negotiations. Upon his father's death, Kim Jong Il took over leadership of the country. www.encyclopedia.com /html/k/kimi1ls1un.asp

CNN Cold War - Profile: Kim Il Sung In 1953, Kim and his Soviet and Chinese guardians chose to settle for half the country, but Kim never accepted the division of his country and until the end of his life continued efforts to overthrow the South Korean republic and kill its rulers. In 1993, Kim's defense policy became a great concern for Washington when intelligence analysis estimated that North Korea was less than two years away from being able to strike South Korea and Japan with nuclear missiles. Strongly favoring national unification by military means, Kim's regime waged a guerrilla war against the South, and with strong Soviet support built up a large military. clinton.cnn.com /SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/kim

Kim Il Sung Kim Il Sung's birthday is an official national holiday in North Korea. After which Kim Jong Il assumed the mantle of "Great Leader" and his father was rechristened "Eternal Leader." Kim's overriding goal from the outset was reunification with the south. www.rotten.com /library/bio/dictators/kim-il-sung

David and Bill's daily travel diary North Korea 1994 Kim Il Sung died in early July, and we are in what we are to find out is called ‘the one hundred days of mourning”. Kim Il Sung was said to have felt that the gifts were the property of the people, not his. As to Kim Il Sung - the man did demonstrably give his life for his country, and continues to do so after his death, encouraging the arts, culture, industry, construction. members.ozemail.com.au /~davidf/homepage/nk_1994.htm

yangban - Kim Il Sung - Pictures Kim Il Lee, the successful CEO of a multi-national corporation with headquarters in South Korea and the United States, was considered a pillar of Los Angeles' Asian community; from him, Sung learned to think of himself as a member of an elite gentry. Kim Il Sung was born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth. Kim's legal defense fund, and took Sung and his siblings into his custody during a brief period of uncertainty when it seemed as if the elder Kims would be deported to South Korea. www.greatestjournal.com /userinfo.bml?user=yangban

Kim Jong-il - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Although the post of President was left vacant, and appears to have been abolished in deference to the memory of Kim Il-sung, Kim took the titles of General Secretary of the Party and chairman of the National Defense Commission, the real center of power in North Korea. Kim Jong-il (born February 16, 1941) is the leader of North Korea. Kim Jong-il's official biography states that he was born at Mount Paektu in northern Korea on February 16, 1942. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kim_Jong_Il   (2511 words)

MSN Encarta - Kim Il Sung Kim Il Sung (1912-1994), first premier of North Korea (1948-1994). Originally named Kim Sung Chu, he was born on a farm near P’yŏngyang, Korea (now in... Become a subscriber today and gain access to: encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761570932/Kim_Il_Sung.html   (2511 words)

CNN - North Korea ends mourning for Kim Il Sung - July 8, 1997 Kim appeared healthy as he listened to representatives of the Workers' Party, government and military hailing him as leader. The younger Kim has ruled North Korea as supreme military commander since his father died on July 8, 1994 at age 82, but he has not assumed the late leader's titles of president and party chief. With thousands of other members of the ruling elite, the younger Kim observed a minute's silence for his father, followed by a 16-gun salute from a military honor guard. www.cnn.com /WORLD/9707/08/north.korea   (2511 words)

Kim Il Sung Kim Il Sung (koreanska 김일성 金日成) ursprungligen Kim Songju född 15 april 1912 död 8 juli 1994 nordkoreansk politiker landets diktator från statens utropande 1948. Det system av koncentrationsläger som Kim il Sung byggde upp av hans motståndare ansetts som betydligt grymmare vad som var fallet i Stalins GULAG -arkipelag. Far till Kim Jong Il hans efterträdare som landets diktator. sv.freeglossary.com /Kim_Il_Sung   (2511 words)

North Korea Observes 10th Anniversary of Kim Il-sung's Death President Kim Il-sung is the sun for the Korean people and their benevolent father as he built a rich and powerful socialist country and provided them with an independent and creative life. North Korea Moving On, 10 Years After Kim Il-Sung. Perhaps the biggest surprise in the intervening decade is that his son, Kim Jong-il, has managed to hold on to power, even in the face of persistent famine and other economic problems. www.leftwatch.com /archives/years/2004/000020.html   (2511 words)

Kim Il Sung and the Founding of North Korea It has become evident in recent years that widespread famine is the legacy of Kim Il Sung’s reign and, after his death in 1994, the leadership of the apparently unbalanced playboy Kim Jong Il has merely worsened an already dangerous situation. From 1972, a change to the North Korean constitution enabled Kim Il Sung to designate himself as President and his informal (but officially encouraged) name was the Great Leader. In the years following the Korean Civil War, Kim Il Sung solidified his position as undisputed leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) — North Korea. www.suite101.com /article.cfm/east_asian_history/104121   (2511 words)

CNN - North Korea marks death of founder Kim Il Sung - July 8, 1999 SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea's army paraded through the streets of Pyongyang on Thursday as the isolated, famine-stricken country marked the fifth anniversary of the death of its founder, Kim Il Sung. "We will forever hold Great Leader Kim Il Sung highly and uphold the honor of North Korea's ideology of justice and dignity of the people for generations to come," said Gen. Jo Myong Rok, a member of the National Defense Commission. Kim died in 1994 at age 82, and North Korea is now run by his son, Kim Jong Il. www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9907/08/nkorea.01/index.html   (2511 words)

Kim Il Sung and Korea's Struggle: An Unconventional Firsthand History Do not read Dr. Won Tai Sohn's "Kim Il Sung and Korea's Struggle" if you are seeking a sophisticated political analysis of how Kim Il-song and Kim Chong-il have built and run the North Korean state. Kim Il Sung and Korea's Struggle: An Unconventional Firsthand History And, above all, do pay close attention to Dr. Sohn's description of his childhood exile in Manchuria, for his family sheltered and worked with the young Kim Il-song in organizing the Korean youths in China to keep alive their love of the motherland. www.freeglossary.com /p:0786415894   (2511 words)

Articles: Biography of Kim Il Sung "Comrade Kim Il Sung is the first to clearly recognize the true colors of revisionism when it appeared within the international communist movement, and took appropriate advance steps to keep the Party free of its influence, raising the standard against modern revisionism. "Therefore Comrade Kim Il Sung always developed a principled struggle against all subversive activities and schemes of the imperialist reactionaries, as well as against the splitting activities of the Right and 'Left' opportunists, upholding the banner of the unity of the socialist camp and cohesion of the international communist movement. "Determinedly opposing this attempt, Comrade Kim Il Sung categorically argued that it was absolutely impossible to recognize Yugoslavia as a member of the socialist camp or to rank the 'League of Communists of Yugoslavia' among the Communist and Workers' Parties. www.korea-dpr.com /users/jisge/database/KIS.html   (2511 words)

Workers World [Sam Marcy]: Kim Il Sung (July 21, 1994) We are proud to have known Kim Il Sung as a great leader and a comrade in the international communist movement. Comrade Kim Il Sung devoted his whole life to the Korean people's struggle for national self-determination and the international working-class struggle for socialist emancipation. Comrade Kim Il Sung worked tirelessly to bring about the peaceful reunification of Korea and to forge a lasting peace on the peninsula. www.workers.org /marcy/1994/sm940721.html   (2511 words)

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