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Kim Il Sung
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Kim Il Sung (1912–1994)

North Korean communist politician and marshal. He became prime minister in 1948 and led North Korea in the Korean War 1950–53. He became president in 1972, retaining the presidency of the Communist Workers' party. He liked to be known as the ‘Great Leader’ and campaigned constantly for the reunification of Korea. His son Kim Jong Il, known as the ‘Dear Leader’, succeeded him.



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The structure of power in Pyongyang has remained unchanged since its inception--surviving, indeed, being enhanced by a dynastic transfer of power in 1994 from the father and "Great Leader" Kim Il-sung to his only begotten son and the "Dear Leader", Kim Jong-il.
Averting the unthinkable by Morris, Stephen J. / The National Interest
This move is eerily similar to the 1994 nepotistic succession in Communist North Korea, where Stalinist dictator Kim Il-sung arranged for his son, Kim Jong-Il, to take command at his death.
The Azerbaijan energy trap: U.S. policy initiated by Clinton and ... by Jasper, William F. / The New American
News & World Report observed that up to 17,000 acres of farmland have been locked up by state-mandated opium farming, which began in the mid-1980s under dictator Kim Il-Sung, the present dictator's late father.
Aiding and abetting the "Axis". (Cover Story: Korea) by Grigg, William Norman / The New American
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