Kim Il Sung married twice and had six children. He met his first wife, Kim Jong Suk, in 1936, marrying her in 1940. She bore sons Kim Jong Il (born 1941 or 1942) and Kim Man Il (born 1944), and daughter Kim Kyong Hui (born 1946) before dying while bearing a stillborn daughter in 1949.

Kim's family, part of the Jeonju Kim clan, is said to have originated in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. In 1860, his great-grandfather, Kim Ŭngu, settled in the Mangyongdae neighborhood of Pyongyang.

Born on April 15, 1912, in Mangyondae, Kim Il Sung is today considered “Eternal President” of the DPRK. In 1920, Kim’s family fled to Manchuria to escape famine and persecution from Japanese rule. Later, in 1935, Kim Il Sung joined the guerilla war against Japanese occupation in the DPRK.

Nov 2, 2016 · But unlike other communist leaders whose successors come from within the party, Kim Il-sung chose his son, Kim Jong-il. Kim Jong-il: A spoiled little monster? Compared to his father, Kim Jong-il was shorter, with an unprepossessing appearance, and not particularly extroverted, said Mr Myers.

Feb 24, 2017 · Officially, in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK, there are four important members of the Kim family: North Korean founding father and president Kim Il-sung, his first wife Kim...

1 day ago · Two of Kim Il Sung's children, Kim Jong Il and Kyong Hui, moved to China during the Korean War, away from the fighting. A third child, Kim Man Il, drowned in 1947. A third child, Kim Man Il ...

Feb 24, 2017 · Kim Jong Suk, first wife of Kim Il Sung and mother of Kim Jong Il, is lauded as North Korea’s exemplary communist wife and revolutionary.

Kim Il Sung’s Family. Kim Il Sung is known to have had six children with two wives. The late DPRK President Kim Il Sung was born Kim Sung Ju (Kim So’ng-chu) 15 April 1912 in present-day Pyongyang. He was the oldest son of Kim Hyong Jik (Kim Hyo’ng-chik), a school teacher and herbalist , and Kang Ban Sok (Kang Pan-so’k).

Kim Il Sung’s Family. Kim Il Sung’s first wife, Kim Jong Suk, a Korean guerrilla fighter and Christian from Manchuria who joined him in the Soviet Union, bore him three children, including Kim Jong Il. She died in 1949. He married his second wife. Kim Song Ae, a typist, in 1963.

Kim Il Sung (ruled 1948-1994) Kim Il Sung portrait. Kim Il Sung, also known as “the Great Leader,” was North Korea’s first leader and was the world’s longest ruling leader of his time. [2] Originally North Korea was a communist state, modeled on Marxist and Leninist theories.