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Kim Il-sung

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Born April 15, 1912 · Mangyongdae, North Korea

Died July 8, 1994

Also known as 김일성 · Kim Il Sung · Kim Il-seong

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Biography

Kim Il-sung was the President of North Korea DPRK from 1948 to 1994.

Awards & recognition

  • Order of Klement Gottwald · 1987
  • Order of Playa Girón · 1987
  • Order of the Victory of Socialism · 1987
  • Order of José Martí · 1986
  • Order of Eduardo Mondlane, 1st class · 1984
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  • Hero of the Republic · 1982
  • Order of the White Lion · 1973
  • Hero of the Republic · 1972
  • Order of Lenin · 1972
  • Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania · 1971
  • Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" · 1970
  • Hero of Labor · 1958
  • Hero of the Republic · 1953
  • Order of Freedom and Independence, 1st class · 1953
  • Order of the Red Banner · 1945
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
  • Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia
  • National Order of Madagascar
  • Order of Augusto César Sandino
  • Order of Freedom and Independence, 1st class
  • Order of Karl Marx
  • Order of Mono
  • Order of Sukhbaatar
  • Order of the National Flag
  • Order of the Tribute to the Republic
  • Order of the Yugoslav Star
  • Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star
  • Star of the Republic of Indonesia

Filmography10 titles

North Korea: The Parade

1989as Self

Korea: The Never-Ending War

2019as Self (archive footage)

Beyond Utopia

2023as Self (archive footage)

Kim Jong-un: The Unauthorized Biography

2015as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Crossing the Line

2006as Self (archive footage)

How to Become a Tyrant

2021as Self (archive footage)

The Lovers & the Despot

2016as Self - Politician (archive footage)

I Am Sun Mu

2015as Self (archive footage)

Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in PyongYang

2015as Self (archive footage)

North Korea: Inside The Mind of a Dictator

2021as Self (archive footage)