Kim Il-sung (L), and his late father, Kim Jong-il, at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang. Kim Jong-un visited the site on Dec. 17, 2024, to mark his father's 13th death anniversary.

The death of Kim Yong Ju, the younger brother of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, was reported by the Korean Central News Agency on Dec. 15, 2021. After being considered the No. 2 official in ...

Contrary to what its apologists claim, North Korea owes its existence to the Russians, who declared war on Japan two days ...

Kim paid tribute at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun the previous day, where the bodies of state founder Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong ... the occasion of his father's death anniversary.

Kim Il-sung ruined the economy ... and “did his utmost to ensure this [regime] would be preserved after his death” That last effort has been particularly successful, thanks to his son and ...

Cheong Seong-chang, director of the Center for Korean Peninsula Strategy at the Sejong Institute, is a longtime observer of ...

Kim Il Sung, former president of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Mother: Kim Jung Suk Marriages: Kim Ok (July 2006-December 17, 2011, his death); Ko Yong Hui (1977-2004, her death); Kim ...

Here is a look at the life of the late Kim Jong Il, former Leader of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Details of his life were mysterious and varied from source to source. Personal:Birth date: ...