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 ...

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.

North Koreans laid floral tributes at the statues of founding father Kim Il Sung and his son, Kim Jong Il, to mark the Lunar New Year.Jan. 31, 2025 ...

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 ...

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

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