Korea: Propaganda photograph of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung together wth his heir and successor Kim Jong Il atop Mt. Baekdu on the Chinese border, c. 1990s. Kim Il-sung (15 April 1912 - 8 July 1994) 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 (titled as chairman from 1949 to 1966).

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