Kim Il-sung
Historical Figure

Kim Il-sung

Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994

About Kim Il-sung

Kim Il Sung was a North Korean revolutionary, military commander, politician, and dictator who founded the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea, in 1948, and led the country from its establishment until his death in 1994. He was succeeded by his son Kim Jong Il and was declared Eternal President.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Partition1945 CE – 1948 CE

Partition of Korea

Korea was divided at the 38th parallel after WWII between Soviet-occupied north and US-occupied south, eventually hardening into two separate states still divided today.

War1950 CE – 1953 CE

Korean War

North Korea invaded South Korea, drawing in US-led UN forces and China, ending in armistice that still governs the divided Korean peninsula.