Korea: North Korea's 'Great Leader' Kim Il Sung (15 April 1912 - 8 July 1994), supreme ruler of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) between 1948 and 1994. Official portrait, photo taken by Gilad Rom (CC BY-SA License). Kim Il-sung was a Korean communist politician who ruled North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of Prime Minister from 1948 to 1972 and President from 1972 to his death. He was also the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea from 1949 to 1994.

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