On 12 January 2012, the North Korean government confirmed that Kim Jong Il's preserved remains would be put on permanent display in the palace and announced plans to erect a new …

Mar 20, 2025 · Kim Il-sung, born Kim Song-ju on April 15, 1912, in Mangyondae, near Pyongyang, emerged as a significant figure in the struggle against Japanese occupation of Korea. During …

Mar 8, 2013 · Her embalmed body remained on display for two years until it was stolen and secretly buried in Italy for 16 years. Her remains are now in the Duarte family crypt in Recoleta …

Kim outlived his allies, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong, by over four and almost two decades, respectively, and remained in power during the terms of office of six South Korean Presidents …

Kim Il Sung remains North Korea's official president even though he's been dead since 1994. But that wasn’t all.

Jul 8, 1994 · In the early morning of July 8, 1994 North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 82. Kim was the third-longest serving non-royal head of …

Kim Il Sung (1912-1994, ruled 1948-1994) was the world's longest serving ruler. He ruled formally from August 25, 1948 to his death on July 8, 1994. He was known to his people as "Great …

Feb 12, 2025 · Kim Il-Sung was the communist leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death in 1994. He was the country’s premier from 1948 to 1972, chairman of its dominant Korean …

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.

Remains: Buried, Kumsusan Palace, Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim Il Sung led a guerrilla force against the Japanese in Manchuria during World War II, being defeated and driven to Siberia …