Kim inherited the role of absolute ruler from his father Kim Il Sung who died suddenly from a ... "Great Leader" and the younger Kim followed suit. He is known as "Dear Leader." ...

Before defecting to South Korea in 1991, Ko was a diplomat in Pyongyang who served as an interpreter of French for the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung. Ko cited recent news reports from the ...

Tuesday’s flyover of the U.S. bombers could draw an angrier response because it happened when North Korea was marking a key anniversary — the 113th birthday of state founder Kim Il Sung ...

In the North April 15 is known as the Day of the Sun, the anniversary of the 1912 birth of the country´s founder Kim Il Sung, whose son Kim Jong Il succeeded him and grandson Kim Jong Un ...

North Korea threatened retaliation on Thursday after the United States flew long-range B-1B bombers over South Korea during a joint training exercise. The drill took place on Tuesday, which North ...

In 1948, North Korea became its own country. Kim Il-sung, (no relation), who became chair of the Communist party that same year, spread his cult of personality through the country’s education ...

PYONGYANG, June 20. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been awarded with the Kim Il Sung Order, North Korea’s higher state decoration, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

North Korea is celebrating the 113th birthday of its late national founder Kim Il Sung, grandfather of the current leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea regards April 15 as its most important public ...