North Korea has launched exhibitions and other public events glorifying the three-generation rule of leader Kim Jong-un's ...

North Korea invoked state founder Kim Il Sung as a “historic hero” of Korea's liberation and urged loyalty to current leader ...

Putin and Kim spoke by phone in a ‘warm comradely atmosphere’ on Tuesday and confirmed 'their will to strengthen cooperation in the future’, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

“Kim Jong-Un, together with the other visitors, paid homage to Kim Il-Sung in the humblest reverence,” KCNA said. Kim Il-Sung died of a heart attack in 1994.

Kim Il Sung’s birthday is the most important national holiday in North Korea, where the Kim family has ruled under a strong personality cult since the nation’s founding in 1948.

Kim Il Sung in 1984. Wojtek Laski/Getty Images In 1948, Kim Il Sung came to power and served as the country's ruler until his death in 1994. Japan's colonization of Korea deeply affected Kim Il Sung.

Kim Yo Jong has been described as a mouthpiece for her brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — and a potential successor.

Citizens visit the bronze statues of their late leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, on the occasion of 10th anniversary of ...

ROLL OVER, KIM IL SUNG Published Jan 28, 2001 at 7:00 PM EST Updated Mar 13, 2010 at 8:54 PM EST By Melinda Liu Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member ...

Kim Jong Il, North Korean dictator Kim Il Sung’s son and heir-designate, wanted to give his father a special present on his 80th birthday in 1992. He decided on a quilt made from sparrow ...

His father, Kim Jong Il, ruled from 1993-2011 and his father, Kim Il Sung, led from 1948-1994. This photo shows a 5000 won note a man smuggled out of North Korea in his sock. u/Hos_In_Chi_Minh ...

Experts say Sung became terrified of Kim Jong Il’s fits of rage and fled to Russia, where she died in 2002. Kim’s last lengthy relationship featured a fierce female companion.