The first President of North Korea was Kim Il-sung, who served as the country’s leader from 1948 until his death in 1994. Kim Il-sung was born on April 15, 1912, in Mangyongdae, near Pyongyang, North Korea. He was the eldest son of Kim Hyong-jik, a farmer and independence activist, and Kang Pan-sok, a devout Christian. Kim Il-sung’s father’s involvement in the independence...
The Founding Father and The First President of North Korea
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