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

Biography

Kim Il Sung was a North Korean communist revolutionary, military officer, politician, and dictator who founded the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea, in 1948, and led the country from its establishment until his death in 1994. He was succeeded by his son Kim Jong Il and was posthumously declared Eternal President.

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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