Kim Il Sung rose to power as a Soviet-backed guerrilla fighter who resisted the Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula in the 1930s. He founded the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea ...

During the long rule of Kim Il-sung, his second wife, Kim Song-ae, (stepmother to Kim Jong-il and Kim Kyong-hui), served as first lady from 1963-1974 and was active in North Korean political life ...

Early years Kim Jong Nam was born in 1971, the result of an affair between Kim Jong Il and North Korean actress Song Hye-rim, said Madden. The affair has been widely reported by international media.

On the second anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, the nation held a memorial in his honor, lauding his life and achievements. CNN values your feedback 1.

North Korea's Kim family tree, published February 17. Reuters. Late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who succeeded his father in 1994 and ruled until his death in 2011, fathered up to seven ...

When Kim Jong Un took power in 2011, he went on a purge, executing his uncle Jang Song Thaek, and was believed to have ordered the assassination of his exiled half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, in Malaysia.

What's next now that Kim Jong Il is dead? Kim, whose official age was 69 but who actually was 70, died Saturday of a heart attack, according to North Korean state media. He leaves behind a pretty ...

North Korea staged a dramatic state funeral for its late leader Kim Jong Il. Leading the ceremonies was Kim's third son and apparent successor, Kim Jung Un. North Korean media reports portray the ...

In a country where revolutionary credentials help to determine legitimacy, the 26 year old has none of the experience of his father and none of the historic credentials of his grandfather, the first ...

Kim Jong Il is credited with rewriting the main rules behind North Korea's one-family ideology, called the Ten Principles, after being tapped as his father's successor.

On Thursday, a somber Kim Jong Un was flanked by top party and military officials at his father's memorial, including Kim Jong Il's younger sister, Kim Kyong Hui, and her husband, Jang Song Thaek ...

Kim Yo Jong is believed to be the youngest child of late North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Il's mistress Ko Yong Hui, an ethnic Korean dancer who was born in Japan and, as a child, moved to ...