Kim Jong Il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il Sung.

Kim Jong Il

Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

Kim Jong Il was a North Korean politician and dictator who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994 until his death in 2011, when he was succeeded by his son, Kim Jong Un. Posthumously, Kim Jong Il was declared Eternal General…

List of leaders of North Korea

The following is a list of de jure and de facto leaders of North Korea since its founding in 1948.General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea President of the State Affairs of North Korea President of North Korea (1972-1998) Premier of North Korea Supreme Leader of North…

North Korea

Country in East Asia

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the…

Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung

1994 death of the leader of North Korea

Kim Il Sung died of a heart attack in the early morning of 8 July 1994 at age 82. North Korea's government did not report the death for more than 34 hours after it occurred. An official mourning period was declared from 8–17 July, during which the national flag was flown at half…

Kim Il Sung

Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994

Kim Il Sung was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he led as its first supreme leader and dictator from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. Afterwards, he was succeeded by his son Kim Jong Il and was declared Eternal President.