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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.

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Founder of North Korea and General Secretary of the Workers' Party from 1948 to 1994

Born 15 April 1911
Died 8 July 1994

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  • Cover of: With the century

    First published in 1992 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Kim Il Sung: answers to questions raised by the general director of the Latin American news agency Prensa Latina, February 26, 1987.

    First published in 1980 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: On the juche idea

    First published in 1982 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: On the building of the people's government.

    First published in 1978 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: On the work with children and youth

    First published in 1978 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Theses on socialist education: published at the 14th Plenary Meeting of the Fifth Central Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea, September 5, 1977

    First published in 1977 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: With the century

    First published in 1992 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Chajusŏng ŭl kyŏnji haja: Penesuella sahoejuŭi ero ŭi undong che 1 puwi wŏnjang kwa han tamhwa 1981-yŏn 9-wŏl 7-il

    First published in 1981 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: On the five-point policy for national reunification: speech at an enlarged meeting of the Political Committee of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, June 25, 1973

    First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: For the independent peaceful reunification of Korea
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    Cover of edition forindependentpe0000kimi_d9h3 First published in 1975 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Kim Il-sŏng chŏjak sŏnjip.

    First published in 1900 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The main thing in party work is to educate, remould and unite all people: speech delivered at the general membership meeting of the Party Organization of Rihyon-ri, Sungho District, Pyongyang City, January 23, 1961

    First published in 1972 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: On juche in our revolution
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    First published in 1970 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: On our country's experiences in the solution of the rural question: talk with state and economic functionaries, July 28, 1978

    First published in 1979 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: On the building of the Workers' Party of Korea

    First published in 1978 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: On the management of the socialist economy

    First published in 1992 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Selected works

    First published in 1965 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Talk with executive managing editor of Japanese "Yomiuri Shimbun" and his party, April 23, 1977

    First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Theses on the socialist rural question in our country: adopted at the eighth Plenary Meeting of the Fourth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, February 25, 1964

    First published in 1968 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Pukhanpŏp kangjwa: Pukhanpŏp ŭi tʻŭksaek kwa chuyo pŏp ŭl sŏlmyŏng han haesŏlsŏ

    First published in 2002 — 2 editions
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Founder of North Korea and General Secretary of the Workers' Party from 1948 to 1994

Born 15 April 1911
Died 8 July 1994

Subjects

Politics and government, Korean reunification question (1945- ), Communism, Chosŏn Nodongdang, Socialism, Foreign relations, World politics, Economic policy, Korean resistance movements, 1905-1945, Party work, Addresses, essays, lectures, Economic conditions, Korean reunification question (1945- ), Political activity, Guerrillas, History, Nationalism, Relations, Youth, Heads of state, Socialism and youth, Communist party work, Philosophy, Cooperative Agriculture, Farm management

Places

Korea (North), Korea, Korea (Democratic People's Republic), China, Manchuria, Developing countries, Japan, North Korea, United States, Asia, Benin, Korea (South), Pakistan, Algeria, Cambodia, Communist countries, Cuba, East Africa, Egypt, India, Korea (Norht), Mongolia, Peru, Poland, Soviet Union

People

Il-sŏng Kim (1912-), Il-sŏng Kim (1912-1994), Vladimir Ilʹich Lenin (1870-1924), Ch*ong-il Kim (1942-), Ernesto Guevara (1928-1967), Il-song Kim (1912-), Il-sŏng,d1912- Kim, Karl Marx (1818-1883), Korean resistance movements (b.1905)

Time

1945-1948, 1945-, 1965-1975, 1945-1989, 1985-1995, 1965-, 1975-1985, 1948-, 1960-, 20th century, 1971-, 1971-1988, 1975-, 1989-

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Alternative names

  • 김일성
  • Il-sŏng Kim
  • Il-so ng Kim
  • Il-sŏng Kim
  • Kim, Chŏng-il.
  • Ch*ong-il Kim
  • Chŏng-il Kim
  • Chong-il Kim
  • Il-sǒng Kim
  • Il-song Kim
  • Il-Sŏng Kim
  • Il-so︣ng Kim
  • 1912- Kim Il-Sǒng
  • Kim Il Sung

History

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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 26, 2019 Edited by CPenguin Added new photo
February 23, 2011 Edited by Michael Cashman merge authors