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Kim Il-sung(born April 15, 1912, Man'gyondae, Korea—died July 8, 1994, P'yongyang) Communist leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death. When Korea was effectively divided between a Soviet-occupied northern half and a U.S.-supported southern half at the end of World War II, Kim Il-sung helped establish a communist provisional government and became its first premier. The North invaded South Korea in an attempt to reunify the country, but the subsequent Korean War ended without reunification. After the war, Kim introduced a philosophy of self-reliance (juche) under which North Korea tried to develop its economy with little help from foreign countries. His omnipresent personality cult enabled him to rule unchallenged for 46 years in one of the world's most-isolated societies. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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China, Iraq, Japan, Kim II Sung, Kim Jong II, Kim Possible, the Korean War, Russia, South Korea, terrorists, UNICEF, the United Nations Security Council, the U. TEACH THE COVER: What impression, or message, does the photo of North Korean officials bowing to the statue of founder Kim II Sung convey? He has edited or co-edited North Korea After Kim II Sung (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1998), Patterns of Inter-Korean Relations (Seoul: Sejong Institute, 1999), and The Changing Asian-Pacific Region (Claremont, CA The Keck Center, 2001). |
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