Following his death in 1994, Kim Il Sung's role as supreme leader was passed to his son, Kim Jong Il, and then in 2011 to his grandson, Kim Jong Un. The three served as leaders of the WPK, and as North Korea's supreme leaders since the state's establishment in 1948.

Kim Hyong-jik (Korean: 김형직; 10 July 1894 – 5 June 1926) was a Korean independence activist during Japanese rule. He was the father of the North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, the paternal grandfather of Kim Jong Il, and a great-grandfather of the current leader of …

Dec 17, 2021 · By the grim metric of fatalities in the first 10 years of a dictator’s rule, Kim Jong Un has yet to match the records set by his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, or father, Kim Jong Il – the two...

Kim Jong Un rules North Korea as a totalitarian dictatorship, and his leadership has followed the same cult of personality as his father and grandfather. In 2014, a United Nations Human Rights Council report suggested that Kim could be put on trial for crimes against humanity.

Apr 27, 2020 · Who is Kim Jong-un's grandfather Kim Il-sung? Kim Il-sung was born to Korean independence activist Kim Hyong-jik and communist politician Kang Pan-sok in April 1912.

Apr 27, 2020 · Who is Kim Jong-un's grandfather Kim Il-sung? Kim Il-sung was born to Korean independence activist Kim Hyong-jik and communist politician Kang Pan-sok in April 1912. According to Kim, he was raised in a Presbyterian family and had two younger brothers.

One such influential figure is Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea and Kim Jong Un’s grandfather. Kim Il Sung played a central role in establishing the country’s ideology and cementing the legacy of the Kim dynasty.

Jul 8, 2024 · Kim Jong Un appeared at Kim Il Sung Square in the centre of the North's capital Pyongyang on Monday to attend a large memorial event on the 30th anniversary of the death his grandfather and...

Jul 8, 2024 · Kim Jong Un appeared at Kim Il Sung Square in the centre of the North's capital Pyongyang to attend a large memorial event for his grandfather.

Feb 26, 2018 · North Korea’s founder and Kim Jong-un’s grandfather, Kim Il-sung, also died from a heart attack. If Kim Jong-Il had kept with Korean tradition, Pak writes in the essay, Kim...