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Kim Il-sung

1912 - 1994

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Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) 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. He held the posts of the Premier from 1948 to 1972 and President from 1972 to 1994. He was the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) from 1949 to 1994 (titled as chairman from 1949 to 1966 and as general secretary after 1966). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Il-sung is the 38th most popular politician (up from 88th in 2019), the most popular biography from South Korea and the most popular South Korean Politician.

Kim Il-sung was the first leader of North Korea and is most famous for his role in the Korean War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kim Il-sung ranks 38 out of 19,576. Before him are Huang Xianfan, William McKinley, Umar, Edward VIII, Ulysses S. Grant, and George III of the United Kingdom. After him are Constantine the Great, David, Martin Van Buren, Joseph Goebbels, Narendra Modi, and Hillary Clinton.

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Among people born in 1912, Kim Il-sung ranks 2. Before him is Pope John Paul I. After him are Alan Turing, Eva Braun, Erich Honecker, Otto von Habsburg, Jackson Pollock, Wernher von Braun, Milton Friedman, Michelangelo Antonioni, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, and John Cage. Among people deceased in 1994, Kim Il-sung ranks 1. After him are Ayrton Senna, Richard Nixon, Karl Popper, Charles Bukowski, Erich Honecker, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eugène Ionesco, Elias Canetti, Erik Erikson, Linus Pauling, and Burt Lancaster.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Il-sung ranks 1 out of 1,128. After him are Sejong the Great (1397), Park Chung-hee (1917), Syngman Rhee (1875), Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Moon Jae-in (1953), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Yi Sun-sin (1545), Ban Ki-moon (1944), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), and Jeongjo of Joseon (1752).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Kim Il-sung ranks 1. After him are Sejong the Great (1397), Park Chung-hee (1917), Syngman Rhee (1875), Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Moon Jae-in (1953), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), and Park Geun-hye (1952).

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