[The Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung is With Us Forever]
 

Kim Il Sung, the late president of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was born on April 15, 1912, at Mangyongdae, Pyongyang.  He was born to a poor, peasant family, which was also of a very patriotic and revolutionary background.  He grew up under these ideals, and when he was of age, he acquired a revolutionary view of the world.  He came up with the idea of the Juche, a revolutionary ideal with a basis on Marxism-Leninism.  He applied his creative ideology to Korea.

Organizing the Down-with-Imperialism Union (DIU) on October 17, 1926, Kim Il Sung in fact organized a communist revolutionary organization.  The Union's goal was to achieve independence and build Communism in Korea.  Also, the Union's goal was to spread the idea of Communism around the world and to let it develop.  Through many other organizations, such as the Young Communist League and teh Anti-Imperialist Youth League, Kim Il Sung strongly advocated Communism in Korea.
 

Kim Il Sung: Middle School

Kim Il Sung was wanted by the existing Korean government for "illegal guerrilla actions" which in fact meant his Communist revolutions.  Kim was exiled to Russia with his family, where he found favor in Josef Stalin.  Through Stalin's support, Kim was able to carry on with his goal of turning Korea into a Communist regime.

On September 9, 1948, he founded the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and was acclaimed Premier of the Cabinet (Head of State) at the unanimous will of the Korean people.  Then, from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, he led the Fatherland Liberation War, otherwise known as the Korean War, in which he was considered to have achieved victory.  On July 8, 1994, at the age of 82, Kim Il Sung died, leaving DPRK to his son, Kim Jung Il.

   Kim Il Sung and his second wife (Kim Chong Suk) 

   Kim Il Sung: A Brief Biography (from North Korean Sources)

   CNN Cold War - Profile: Kim Il Sung

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