For most of his quarter-century rule, President Vladimir Putin visited places like Paris, London, Vienna and New York.

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

North Korea has launched exhibitions and other public events glorifying the three-generation rule of leader Kim Jong-un's family to mark the upcoming 80th anniversary of national independence, ...

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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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.