1942 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is born. He took power after his father Kim Il-sung, founder of the communist country, died in 1994.

This assessment was given by Ko Young-hwan, the former deputy head ... an interpreter of French for the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung. Ko cited recent news reports from the reclusive state ...

Kim Il-sung ruined the economy, hoarded power and saw his countrymen slaughtered, as Fyodor Tertitskiy’s Accidental Tyrant reveals On October 14 1945, a crowd in Pyongyang gathered to hear an ...

Both his birthday and that of late national founder Kim Il-sung, on April 15, are observed as national holidays in North Korea. The exhibition displayed photos and videos of not only Kim Jong-il ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un emphasized improved inter-Korean relations during a rare New Year’s address, Tuesday, and ...

reported that new statues of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il were erected in front of the Ministry of People's Security over the weekend. North Korea watchers say the young leader, believed to be in his ...

People bow before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, right, in Pyongyang in 2020.