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  condensedbiographykimilsung
Kim Il Sung acquired the traits and qualities of a great revolutionary thanks to the revolutionary influence of his parents, his tireless study and inquiry, and his witnessing and experience of contradictory social phenomena, as well as in the practical struggle against the Japanese imperialists.
Kim Il Sung was more absorbed in the study of progressive ideas than in that of the subjects taught at the school, in order to search for the theory, strategy and tactics of the Korean revolution.
Kim Il Sung roused the members of the YCL and the AIYL to raise such demands as the improvement of the treatment of students, the provision of lessons in subjects requested by them, and an end to pressure upon progressive teachers and the principal.
www.geocities.com /songunpoliticsstudygroup/condensedbiographykimilsung.html   (8343 words)

  
 Song to General Kim Jong-il - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Song to General Kim Jong-il is a marching song from North Korea.
One such famous song was Song of General Kim Il-sung, which is usually played wherever possible.
Although the Song to General Kim Jong-il is not as widely popular as the Song of General Kim Il-sung (nor was his cult as large as his father's), it is also played regularly in North Korea.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Song_to_General_Kim_Jong-il   (162 words)

  
 Song of General Kim Il-sung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the lyrics to the song, see Wikisource.
The Song of General Kim Il-sung is a North Korean marching song composed during the Korean War that was sung by the North Koreans and their Chinese allies.
It was once reported to be more popular in China than the song praising Mao Zedong -- "Dongfang Hong" (The East is Red).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Song_of_General_Kim_Il-sung   (125 words)

  
 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 Chaek was political commissar of the 3rd Army of the 3rd Route Army.
kimsoft.com /korea/kimilsun.htm   (2210 words)

  
 Kim Il Sung killer file
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".
Kim Il Sung dismisses Chun's statement as "a preposterous slander" and suggests that the bombing was "masterminded" by Chun for a "hideous purpose." However, two North Korean suspects arrested and tried for the bombing confirm that it was planned by the DPRK.
Kim Jong Il is also reported to have concealed the depth of the country's economic crisis and the extent of its famine from his father, and to have opposed reunification with the South.
www.moreorless.au.com /killers/kim-il-sung.html   (7105 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Kim Il-sung   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Kim's early biography is the subject of considerable debate among historians.
Kim, the eldest of the three sons of Kim Hyong-jik and Kang Pan-sok, was born Kim Sŏng-ju, probably in a village at Mangyongdae, near Pyongyang in northern Korea, then under Japanese occupation.
Kim Jong-il, his eldest son, was born at Khabarovsk, although the DPRK now says he was born in the mountains of northern Korea.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Kim_Il-sung   (1497 words)

  
 Kim Il-sung Summary
Kim attended school in Jilin, where he rejected the feudal traditions of older generation Koreans and became interested in communist ideologies; his formal education ended when he was arrested and jailed for subversive activities.
Kim had to escape to the Soviet Union and was sent to a camp near Khabarovsk, where the Korean Communist guerrillas were retrained by the Soviets.
Kim was reported to have other illegitimate children, including Kim Hyŏn-nam (born 1972, head of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party since 2002)[1] and Chang-hyŏn (born 1971, adopted by Kim Jong-il's sister Kim Kyŏng-hŭi).
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 AsiaSource: Asia Biography - a resource of the Asia Society
Kim was born Kim Song-ju, the eldest of three sons of Kim Hyong-jik and Kang Pan-sok in Man'gyongdae, near P'yongyang.
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.
www.asiasource.org /society/kimilsung.cfm   (1113 words)

  
 The History of Kim Il Sung   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
It is said Kim Il Sung was appointed major in the 88th Division of this international unit of the Far Eastern Command of the Soviet army, and that could be the reason he was reported to be wearing a Soviet army uniform when he returned to Pyongyang.
Major General Romanenko was the chief civilian administrator of the Soviet occupation, under him Colonel Ignatiev dealt with the Korean political leaders and the process of the sovietization in the North.
Kim II Sung was pronounced dead at 02.00 on the eighth.
www.globaltravels.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /kim_il_sung.htm   (4561 words)

  
 North Korea Database | All About North Korea
According to the North Korean media it completed its hundredth orbit on September 13, 1998 and was in an ellipitcal orbit with a perihelion of 218.82 km and aphelion of 6,978.2 km with a period of 165 minutes and 6 seconds.
Kim Jong-il' and the Morse signals 'Juche Korea' in 27 MHz.
General Secretary Kim Jong Il sent thanks to the scientists, technicians and workers who contributed to the successful launch of the satellite.
www.freewebs.com /dprk/spaceprogram.htm   (896 words)

  
 Kim Il Sung, Dictator of the Month December, 2002
Kim, the eldest of the three sons of Kim Hyonh Jik and Kang Pan Sok, was born Kim Song-ju, probably in a village at Mangyongdae, near Pyongyang in northern Korea, then under Japanese occupation.
Kim Jong-il, his eldest son, was born at Kharbarovsk, 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.
www.dictatorofthemonth.com /Sung/Dec2002SungEN.htm   (1313 words)

  
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At the time of 1945, General Kim's true nature was not known and he had not been heard by anyone for about two years.
NK propaganda needs Kim sung ju be a leader of the troops when his age is 13.
Kim was involved in anti-Japanese partisan activities in Manchuria (the legend of which grew far out of proportion compared to actual accomplishments) before fleeing to the Soviet Union in 1941.
www.dpg.devry.edu /~akim/sck/kis1.html   (3898 words)

  
 Nord-Korea/North Korea - virkelighedens 1984/the real-world 1984
Leader Kim Jong Il usually emphasizes that state power should be enhanced by strengthening the military power of the country, including the People’s Army, and leading the development of society with the People’s Army, as its core and role model.
Kim Jong Il, freed from the existing political philosophies, invented a new formula for state administration that the policy of attaching importance to military affairs opens the way to stimulating economic progress and improving the living standards of the people.
Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers Party of Korea, chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, saw the mass gymnastics and artistic performance "Arirang" on the evening of April 26 at the May Day Stadium.
members.tripod.com /wintermute10/Korea.htm   (1560 words)

  
 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   (2210 words)

  
 North Korea: Myth Making - Dynastic Lies and Secrets --- Asia Pacific Media Service
The mythologizing of Kim Il Sung's deliverance of North Korea and Kim Jong Il's birth is part of the dynasty's effort to legitimize its rule and its establishment of a hereditary succession.
Kim the son looks set to carry on the family tradition, with recent signs that one of his sons is being favoured to inherit the mantle.
Kim and his small band of Korean and Chinese fighters, dressed in Soviet army uniforms, were taken by train to Khabarovsk and then on canvas-covered trucks to Vyatskoye.
www.asiapacificms.com /articles/north_korea_myths   (1533 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Kim Jong Il   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Kim Jong-il's official biography maintains that he was born at Mount Paektu in northern Korea, and that he was born on February 16, 1942, but there has been speculation that he is slightly older.
Kim probably received most of his education in the People's Republic of China, where he was sent away from his father for greater safety during the Korean War.
Kim's former Japanese chef has said in newspaper interviews that Kim has a 10,000-bottle wine cellar, likes blonde Western women, collects Mazda RX-7 sports cars, stages all-night banquets at which attendance and heavy drinking is compulsory for high officials, and has a troupe of strippers for his personal entertainment.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/kim_jong_il   (2978 words)

  
 Past news
Pyongyang, July 13 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, Wednesday met Tang Jiaxuan, councilor of the State Council of China who is special envoy of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
Kim Jong Il expressed thanks for the verbal personal message of Hu Jintao and asked Tang Jiaxuan to convey his regards to Hu Jintao and other leading officials of the Chinese party and state before having a cordial and friendly conversation with Tang.
Kim Jong Il said that the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula was the behest of President Kim Il Sung, adding that it is the DPRK's consistent stand to seek a negotiated peaceful solution of the nuclear issue.
kcna.co.jp /item/2005/200507/news07/14.htm   (2716 words)

  
 Kim Il Sung   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Kim Il-sung (15 April 1912 - 8 July 1994) was the leader of North Korea from its founding in 1948 until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Kim Jong-il.
Kim married Kim Song-ae in 1962, and it is believed he had three or four children with her: Kim Yong-il, Kim Kyong-il and Kim Pyong-il.
Kim was reported to have other illegitimate children, including Kim Hyon-nam (born 1972, head of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party since 2002) and Chang-hyon (born 1971, adopted by Kim Jong-il's sister Kim Kyong-hoi).
kimilsung.info   (309 words)

  
 Asia Times Online :: Korea News - Sons and heirs
Lee's own life in the Kim residence was that of "a princess who was not allowed to go out of her castle, which was far removed from the realities of the lives of ordinary North Korean people".
The mother was not named, but was generally assumed to be Koh Yong-hee, and the respect with which she was mentioned in the article resembled the campaign elevating Kim Jong-il's mother, Kim Jong-suk, to the pantheon of revolutionary heroes preceding his ascension to power.
Kim Il-sung emerged from the ranks of anti-Japanese guerrilla fighters in the 1930s and 1940s, and he was groomed by the Soviet Union to be a leader in the Stalinist style.
www.atimes.com /atimes/Korea/HH18Dg01.html   (1882 words)

  
 The Mt. Songak Battle of 1949 - A Prelude to the Korean War
Kim graduated in May 1915 and was assigned to the 617th Regiment of Osaka, the 4th division of the Imperial Army.
Kim was promoted to a major and was relocated to the 78th Regiment, 20th division stationed in Yongsan, near Seoul.
Kim Suk Won was 20 years senior to Chae at the Japanese Military Academy, but Chae was Kim's superior officer and Kim was not happy about it.
www.kimsoft.com /2004/MtSongAkBattle.htm   (2153 words)

  
 Berlin Wall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Accordingly, General Lucius D. Clay, who was deeply respected by Berliners after commanding the American effort during the Berlin Airlift (1948–49), and was known to have a firm attitude towards the Soviets, was sent to Berlin with ambassadorial rank as Kennedy's special advisor.
The "fourth generation wall", known officially as "Stützwandelement UL 12.11"(Retaining wall element UL 12.11), was the final and most sophisticated version of the Wall.
David Hasselhoff performed his song "Looking for Freedom", which was very popular in Germany at that time, standing on the Berlin wall.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berlin_Wall   (4491 words)

  
 Asia Times - Cook and tell: Another chef spills the beans
In my last column, on Kim Jong-il's private life (The Dear Leader, demystified, June 24), I mentioned his sister-in-law Song Hye-rang among the growing genre of first-person accounts of the Dear Leader: noting that she pulled her punches, and that her memoir is not yet available in English.
In this Kim is luckier than his hapless son Kim Jong-nam, banished to Beijing after his embarrassing unmasking two years ago traveling incognito with his family at Narita airport (see Fat Bear: No meeting Mickey Mouse any time soon, May 11, 2001).
To Kim Jong-il's chagrin, his ex-chef won't be the last to reveal that behind the absurd mask of deification, there lurks an aging spoiled brat.
www.atimes.com /atimes/Korea/EG02Dg02.html   (1265 words)

  
 Kim Jong Il (Ben Heine © ) on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Kim Jong-il is a reclusive leader who is known for his "cruelty and unpredictability".[17] There is no official information available about the marital history of the leader of the secretive government, but Kim is widely believed to have been married three times.
Kim's reputation for personal extravagance is a focus of international attention on both the man and his country.
Kim has a penchant for fine food such as lobster, caviar and the most expensive cuts of sushi that he has flown in to him from Japan." [23] His annual purchases of Hennessy's cognac reportedly total to $700,000, while the average North Korean earns the equivalent of $900 per year.
www.flickr.com /photos/benheine/329033577   (1190 words)

  
 Association for Asia Research- History Rewind: Red China and North Korea
General Mu Jong, the ranking Korean officer in Mao's army during the Long March states in his memoirs that Mao sent Koreans preferentially on suicide missions.
Kim Il Sung states in his memoirs that Chinese comrades killing Koreans was the toughest thing he had to endure in China.
When chips were down for Mao's forces under Lin Biao in 1946, Kim Il Sung let the Chinese units to cross into Korea and gave them captured Japanese weapons and supplies.
www.asianresearch.org /articles/1271.html   (834 words)

  
 For Six-Party Talks to Succeed ...
Pyongyang: On Monday, a performance of wartime songs entitled, "Eternal Song of Victory of Songun" [Songun is the political philosophy of Kim Jong-il] was performed by war veterans from across the country in Pyongyang to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (July 27, 1953).
The performances, which included the singing of, “The Song of General Kim Il Sung," was by a men's chorus and a mixed chorus, there was a frontline recreation party held, there was true-story telling, and there was singing with drums.
The song "General of Korea" and some others were performed by male students.
watchingamerica.com /koreannews000017.html   (429 words)

  
 Korea to 1875 by Sanderson Beck
Kim went to a monastery in the hills of Yongnam, where Kil Chae had retired when the Koryo dynasty was overthrown.
Kim Chong-jik (1431-92) was the leading Neo-Confucian scholar of the Mountain and Forest tradition, and his friendship with King Songjong got his conscientious disciples into government positions.
Kim Chong-jik's disciple Kim Il Son (1464-98) got in trouble compiling an official history by alluding to Sejo's usurping the throne and executing his nephew Tanjong.
www.san.beck.org /3-10-Koreato1875.html   (16754 words)

  
 Act of State under Kim Dae-Jung Regime: State Terrorism - Biological and Chemical Terrorism
Kim Seung-kyu, director-designate for the National Intelligence Service (NIS), expressed his support for the intelligence agency’s efforts to find truth about its past misdeeds during a confirmation hearing at the National Assembly Tuesday.
New Prosecutor General Kim Jong-bin on Monday announced a pledge to focus on the protection of human rights.
Commanding General Young-Han Kim, what is the reason that Lieutenant Colonel Yang-Hong Bae (Brigadier General now, promoted to General on January 1, 2004 under President Moo-Hyun Roh, Military Academy 33rd graduate, Information) of Defense Security Command who is known to scare even the stars exercised abnormal and planned political violence in Europe?
xenotransplant.ineu.org /state_terror.htm   (963 words)

  
 NK News - Results of Your STALIN Search
General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a floral basket and a congratulatory letter from the family of Zhou Baozhong and a floral basket from the family of Chai Shiying staying...
General Secretary Kim Jong Il was presented with a gift by the International Institute of the Juche....
Kim Jong Il was also presented with a floral basket and a gift by the delegation of the...
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