Kim Il Sung
noun
1912–94, North Korean political leader: premier 1948–72; president 1972–94.
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Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sungnoun1912–94, North Korean statesman and marshal; prime minister (1948–72) and president (1972–94) of North Korea
Kim Il Sung
American
[kim il soong, suhng]
/ ˈkɪm ˈɪl ˈsʊŋ, ˈsʌŋ /
noun
Kim Il-sung
British
/ kim iːlsʌŋ /
noun
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Yet it remained a fact that Ko was "never recognised as a daughter-in-law by Kim Il Sung", wrote Ryu - and nor was he ever publicly seen with her children.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Kim Il Sung, who founded and led North Korea for more than 45 years, is effectively seen as a deity in the country, according to experts.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
That would be the imaginatively-named Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang, North Korea, which was completed in 1982 for the 70th birthday of Kim Il Sung, that isolated nation’s legendary founder.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
Kim Il Sung had ruled without interruption for nearly a half century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
State media regularly applauded citizens who, amid earthquakes or floods, laid down their lives to protect sacred images of Kim Il Sung.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
Relations between Russia and North Korea go back to the North’s foundation in 1948, as Soviet officials installed young, ambitious nationalist Kim Il-sung, Kim’s late grandfather, as the country’s first ruler.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
He parked amid a cluster of American warplanes, tore a framed photograph of Kim Il-sung from his instrument panel, jumped out of his cockpit and threw the picture to the ground.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
The only birthday ever celebrated was that of the country’s leader, Kim Il-sung, a day when she was allowed an entire bowl of rice.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 1, 2023
Ten days later elections were held in North Korea, and a separate government for the new Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was established with communist Kim Il-sung as its leader.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The timing also coincides with events celebrating the anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, last Friday.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2022
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