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Kim Il Sung

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Kim Il Sung  (km l sng, sng) Originally Kim Song Ju. 1912?-1994.
Korean soldier and politician who led the Korean People's Army against Japan (1932-1945) and served as premier (1948-1972) and president (1972-1994) of North Korea.

Kim Il Sung [kim il sʌŋ]
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(Biographies / Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) M, North Korean, POLITICS: statesman, MILITARY: marshal, POLITICS: prime minister, POLITICS: head of state) 1912-94, North Korean statesman and marshal; prime minister (1948-72) and president (1972-94) of North Korea


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Some of the largest were held in commemoration of the eightieth birthday of Kim Il Sung and the fiftieth birthday of Kim Jong Il, both celebrated in 1992.
Its dictator, Kim Jong Il, known as "Dear Leader," took power when his father, Kim Il Sung (the "Great Leader"), died in 1994.
Smith's characterization of North Korea under Kim Il Sung is often superficial or inaccurate.
 
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