Kim Il Sung

[kim il soong, suhng]

noun

1. 1912–94, North Korean political leader: premier 1948–72; president 1972–94.

Kim Il-sung

/ kim iːlsʌŋ /

noun

1. 1912–94, North Korean statesman and marshal; prime minister (1948–72) and president (1972–94) of North Korea

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Kim Yong Nam served in various diplomatic roles under the regimes of the country's founder Kim Il Sung, his son Kim Jong Il, and his grandson Kim Jong Un - though was not related to the family.

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He attended Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang and also studied in Moscow, before beginning his career in the 1950s.

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Fresh from staking his place on the global stage at Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s parade of military firepower in Beijing last month, Kim oversaw a display starring his new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile Friday at Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party.

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"A grand military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea was held at Kim Il Sung Square on October 10," Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said.

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While in the past the reclusive leader has tended to avoid overseas trips due to security concerns, he arrived Tuesday in Beijing on a heavily armored train known as “The Sun,” stepping out to a welcome that even Kim’s grandfather Kim Il Sung didn’t get as the last North Korean leader to attend the Victory Day parade in 1959.

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