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Kim, Il-sŏng

Korean communist. Resistance fighter against the Japanese occupation. Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). Developed the idea of Juche.

founder and first supreme leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994

Born 15 April 1911
Died 8 July 1994

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founder and first supreme leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994

Born 15 April 1911
Died 8 July 1994

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July 31, 2025 Edited by WikidataBot [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers
April 7, 2025 Edited by Ubvoiu added the hangul name
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
April 26, 2019 Edited by CPenguin Added short bio, corrected date of birth, added alternative spelling of his name.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import