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Sung, Kim Il-
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Sung, Kim Il- (1912–1994) born Kim Song Ju to parents who fled to Manchuria in 1925 to escape the Japanese occupation of Korea, when he joined the Korean resistance he adopted the name of a legendary Korean guerilla fighter who had also fought against the Japanese. Trained in the Soviet Union, Kim led a unit of North Koreans as a major in the Soviet Red Army during
World War II and, when the war ended, returned to Korea and established a provisional communist government with other Soviet-trained Koreans. In 1948, he became the first premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and tried to unify Korea under his rule by invading South Korea in 1950. He held the position of premier from 1948 to 1972, when he became president of North Korea and head of state.
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Kim Il Sung's Soviet Image-Maker, THE MOSCOW TIMES
Newspaper article from: The Moscow Times (Russia); 7/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...himself as a young Soviet officer with Kim Il Sung in 1945. When World War II ended...leader of communist North Korea, Kim Il Sung, was not an ethnic Korean. At...groom Kim for the job. "Work with Kim Il Sung was comprehensive," Mekler said...
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South Koreans Forbidden to Show Grief for Kim Il Sung
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 7/18/1994; 700+ words
; ...the death of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung can, and will, be prosecuted...should be reacting to the death of Kim Il Sung. About 1,000 students gathered...South Korean government, mourning Kim Il Sung' s death is definitely subversive...
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Szalontai, Balazs: Kim Il Sung in the Khrushchev Era: Soviet-DPRK Relations and the Roots of North Korean Despotism, 1953-1964.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Asian Affairs: An American Review; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; Szalontai, Balazs Kim Il Sung in the Khrushchev Era: Soviet...has written a remarkable book on Kim Il Sung and North Korea. The author attempts to explain why and how Kim Il Sung became more despotic than other...
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N. KOREA MARKS KIM IL SUNG'S 1994 DEATH
News Wire article from: United Press International; 7/8/2004; 700+ words
; ...International 07-08-2004 N. Korea marks Kim Il Sung's 1994 death SEOUL, Jul 08...the death of its founding father, Kim Il Sung, Thursday, with a pledge of loyalty...States. In a memorial service for Kim Il Sung, who died on July 8, 1994, North...
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S. Koreans Await Developments After Kim Il Sung's Death
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 7/10/1994; 700+ words
; ...afternoon, and their thoughts about Kim Il Sung's death were wide and varied. Some Koreans have speculated that Kim Il Sung's death was more than a mere heart...viewed with suspicion the fact that Kim Il Sung, who had seemed perfectly healthy...
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MILLIONS SAY FAREWELL TO KIM IL SUNG IN PYONGYANG PROCESSION.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/20/1994; 700+ words
; ...farewell Tuesday to the late President Kim Il Sung, and, according to communist media...broadcast showed the degree to which Kim Il Sung over nearly half a century had molded...A flower-framed portrait of Kim Il Sung which was three times the size of...
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Tumultuous Funeral For North Korean; Throngs Sob at Kim Il Sung's Last Parade
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/20/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...cortege for their "Great Leader," Kim Il Sung, move through the broad streets...52, the son and heir apparent of Kim Il Sung, was shown weeping at the start...his father's power. The body of Kim Il Sung was in a closed coffin of shiny...
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Profile: History surrounding the births of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 2/12/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...surrounding the births of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung Host: BOB EDWARDS Time: 11:00...Kim Jong Il, and his father, Kim Il Sung. Official North Korean biographies...The programs ceaselessly deify Kim Il Sung, and his son, the ...
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The Silence of a Strange Land; After Kim Il Sung, North Korea Moves Slowly Toward Normality
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/5/1995; ; 700+ words
; Kim Il Sung stands tall and majestic on Mansu Hill...constantly. Based on decisions taken by Kim Il Sung shortly before his death, North Korea...and future, was the death at age 82 of Kim Il Sung, who had led the country since its founding...
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Kim Il Sung's Campaign against the Soviet Faction in Late 1955 and the Birth of Chuch'e.
Magazine article from: Korean Studies; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; In 1955 Kim Il Sung had every reason to feel uneasy about...of the KWP Central Committee, where Kim Il Sung's power was openly challenged; and the September plenum, when Kim Il Sung was forced, under direct Soviet-Chinese...
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Kim Il-sung
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Kim Il-sung Kim Il-sung (1912-1994), absolute ruler of North Korea for 46 years, was the first communist head of state to establish dynastic rule, enabling his son to succeed him. Kim Il-sung was born Kim Sung-ju on April 15, 1912...
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Kim Il Sung
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kim Il Sung , 1912-94, North Korean political leader...Korea (1948-94); originally named Kim Sung Chu. While fighting Japanese occupation forces in the 1930s, he adopted the name Kim Il Sung after a famous Korean guerrilla leader of...
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Sung, Kim Il-
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Sung, Kim Il- (1912–1994) born Kim Song Ju to parents who fled to Manchuria in 1925 to escape the...also fought against the Japanese. Trained in the Soviet Union, Kim led a unit of North Koreans as a major in the Soviet Red Army...
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Kim Jong Il
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...born 1941) was the eldest son of Kim Il-sung, the founder and leader of the...son of North Korea's leader, Kim Il-sung, who founded the Democratic People...Republic of Korea (DPRK) in 1948. Kim Il-sung, while still in command, enjoyed...
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Kim Dae Jung
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...for an easing of U.S. policy toward it, and in 2000 he traveled to the North for a historic summit with Kim Jong Il (see under Kim Il Sung ). For his efforts to promote democracy and human rights, as well as open ties with North Korea, Kim was...
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