Kim Il-sung

	Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	김일성
Hancha	金日成
Revised Romanisation	Gim Il-seong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Il-sŏng

Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung
	김일성
	Offeecial portrait (posthumous, issued 1994)
Eternal Preses o the Republic (Appellation)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 8 Julie 1994
Supreme Leader o North Korea
	In office; 9 September 1948 – 8 Julie 1994
Succeedit bi	Kim Jong-il
Preses o North Korea
	In office; 28 December 1972 – 8 Julie 1994
Precedit bi	Position creatit; Choi Yong-kun, Heid o State as Preses o the Presidium o the Supreme Fowk's Assembly
Succeedit bi	Position abolished; (Proclaimed Eternal Preses o the Republic efter his daith)
Prime Meenister o North Korea
	In office; 9 September 1948 – 28 December 1972
Precedit bi	Position creatit
Succeedit bi	Kim Il (Premier)
General Secretary o the Central Committee o the Wirkers' Pairty o Korea
	In office; 11 October 1966 – 8 Julie 1994
Precedit bi	Himself as Chairman
Succeedit bi	Kim Jong-il
Chairman o the Central Committee o the Wirkers Pairty o Korea
	In office; 30 Juin 1949 – 11 October 1966
Precedit bi	Kim Tu-bong
Succeedit bi	Himself as General Secretary
Vice-Chairman o the Central Committee o the Wirkers’ Pairty o North Korea
	In office; 28 August 1946 – 30 Juin 1949
Chairman	Kim Tu-bong
Precedit bi	Position creatit
Succeedit bi	Position abolished
Chairman o the North Korea Bureau o the Communist Pairty o Korea
	In office; 17 December 1945 – 28 August 1946
General Secretary	Pak Hon-yong
Precedit bi	Kim Yong-bom
Succeedit bi	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	Kim Sŏng-ju; 15 Apryle 1912; Mangyŏngdae, Heian-nandō, Japanese Korea
Dee'd	8 Julie 1994 (aged 82); Pyongyang, Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea
Restin place	Kumsusan Palace o the Sun, Pyongyang, Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea
Naitionality	North Korean
Poleetical pairty	Wirkers’ Pairty o Korea
Spoose(s)	Kim Jong-suk (d. 1949); Kim Song-ae
Bairns	Kim Jong-il; Kim Man-il; Kim Kyong-hui; Kim Kyong-jin; Kim Pyong-il; Kim Yong-il
Residence	Pyongyang, Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea
Thrift	Eternal Preses o the Republic
Profession	Preses o North Korea
Signatur
Militar service
Allegiance	Soviet Union ; Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea
Service/brainch	Soviet Airmed Forces; Korean Fowk's Airmy
Years o service	1941–1945 ; 1948–1994
Rank	Dae wonsu (Grand Marshal)
Commands	All (supreme commander)
Battles/wars	Warld War II ; Korean War

Kim Il-sung (15 Aprile 1912 – 8 Julie 1994) wis a Korean communist, an later Juche, politeecian who led North Korea frae its foondin in 1948 till his daith in 1994.^[1] He held the posts o Prime Meenister frae 1948 tae 1972 an Preses frae 1972 tae his daith. He wis an aa the General Secretary o the Wirkers Pairty o Korea.

Durin his tenure as leader o North Korea, he ruled the naition wi autocratic power an establisht an aw-pervasive cult o personality. Frae the mid-1960s, he promotit his self-developed Juche variant o communist naitional organisation.^[2] Follaein his daith in 1994, he wis succeedit bi his son Kim Jong-il. North Korea offeecially refers tae Kim Il-sung as the "Great Leader" (Suryong in Korean 수령) an he is designatit in the constitution as the kintra's "Eternal Preses". His birthday is a public haliday in North Korea.

References

↑ "김일성, 쿠바의 '혁명영웅' 체게바라를 만난 날". DailyNK (in Korean). 15 Apryle 2008.
↑ Herman, Steve (13 Julie 2004). "North Korea: ten years later". Asian Research. Archived frae the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2008.

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[1] "김일성, 쿠바의 '혁명영웅' 체게바라를 만난 날". DailyNK (in Korean). 15 Apryle 2008.

[Herman2004-2] Herman, Steve (13 Julie 2004). "North Korea: ten years later". Asian Research. Archived frae the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2008.

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