Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung was the ruler of North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of Prime Minister from 1948 to 1972 and President from 1972 to his death. He was also the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea from 1949 to 1994 . His tenure as leader of North Korea has often been described as autocratic, and he established an all-pervasive cult of personality. From the mid-1960s, he promoted his self-developed Juche variant of communist national organization. In the Library of Congress Country Study on...
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Birthdate:	April 15, 1912
Birthplace:	Pyongyang
Date of death:	July 8, 1994
Religion:	Atheism, Presbyterianism
Also known as:	Il-sŏng Kim

Written works by Kim Il-sung

3-tae hyŏngmyŏng e taehayŏ
Susanŏp ŭl tŏuk palchŏl sikʻilte taehayŏ
Progressive journalists of the five continents, wield your powerful revolutionary pen and sternly condemn U.S. imperialism
On the questions of the period of transition from capitalism to socialism and the dictatorship of the proletariat
Tasks of the People's government in modelling the whole of society on the Juche idea

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3-tae hyŏngmyŏng e taehayŏ
Susanŏp ŭl tŏuk palchŏl sikʻilte taehayŏ
Progressive journalists of the five continents, wield your powerful revolutionary pen and sternly condemn U.S. imperialism
On the questions of the period of transition from capitalism to socialism and the dictatorship of the proletariat
Tasks of the People's government in modelling the whole of society on the Juche idea
Chajusŏng ŭl kyŏnji haja
Let us embody more thoroughly the revolutionary spirit of independence, self-sustenance and self-defence in all fields of state activity
Let us prevent a national split and reunify the country
On the Juche idea, excerpts
Report on the work of the Central Committee to the third congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, April 23, 1956
tasks of Korean communists
Theses on the socialist agrarian question in our country
Sahoejuŭi kyŏngje kwalli munje e taehayŏ
For the development of agriculture in African countries
On the occasion of founding the Anti-Japanese People's Guerrilla Army
great idea of Lenin on the national liberation struggle in colonies in the east is triumphing
Choguk ŭi chajujŏk pʻyŏnghwa tʻongil ŭl wihayŏ
Chuche shisō to sokoku tōitsu
On the character and tasks of the trade union in socialist society
Chajuhwa ŭi kil
non-alignment movement is a mighty anti-imperialist revolutionary force of our times
On preparing for the great event of national liberation
Members of the Children's Union of Korea, be loyal and dutiful sons and daughters of our party
On juche in our revolution
On some problems of our party's juche idea and the government of the Republic's internal and external policies
On eliminating dogmatism and formalism and establishing juche in ideological work
On fully displaying the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance
Tʻongil chŏnsŏn saŏp e taehayŏ
DPRK represents genuine people's power and is a banner of the unity and solidarity of the masses
Pʻyŏngan-namdo tang tanchʻedŭl ŭi kwaŏp e taehayŏ
On progressive democracy
Duties of literature and arts in our revolution
For the establishment of a united party of the working masses
Report made at the meeting in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the August 15 liberation, the national holiday of the Korean people
Revolution and socialist construction in Korea
On the non-aligned movement
Kyōsan shugiteki hinsei to sakufū
Let us accomplish the cause of socialism and communism under the revolutionary banner of Juche
For the victory of the anti-imperialist revolutionary cause
Let us achieve national reunification and world peace through struggle
Tōitsu sensen no riron to keiken
Za stroitelʹstvo sot͡s︡ialisticheskoĭ ėkonomiki v nasheĭ strane
Let us intensify the anti-imperialist, anti-U.S. struggle
working class should become the pivotal force in the struggle for modelling the whole of society on the juche idea
Wŏsingtʻon e innŭn Chosŏn Munje Yŏnʼguso Sojang ege ponaen hoedap sŏhan, 1967-yŏn 1 wŏl 4 il
Chibang kongŏp ŭl tŏuk palchŏn sikʻija
For the implementation of the rural theses
Let us step up socialist construction under the banner of the Juche idea
Tʻongsin podo punya esŏ ppʻŭllŏk pul kadam naradŭl ŭi hyŏpchorŭl kanghwa hagi wihayŏ
On socialist industrialization
peoples of the Third World who advance under the uplifted banner of independence will certainly win their revolutionary cause
youth should be dependable heirs to the revolutionary cause of Juche
Mundŏk sŏnʼgŏgu sŏngŏjadŭl ap esŏ han yŏnsŏl, 1957-nyŏn 8 wol 2 il
On the revolutionization and working-classization of women
new-emerging forces should unite under the banner of independence against imperialism
On our country's experiences in the solution of the rural question
Oeguk kijadŭl i chegihan chilmun e taehan taedap
On rural financial operations
Shakai shugi igaku wa yobō igaku
For the correct management of the socialist rural economy
On agricultural cooperation
Apʻŭrikʻa naradŭl ŭi nongŏp palchŏn ŭl wihayŏ
Invincible is the Korean People's Army, founded and trained by ever-victorious, iron-willed genius-commander Marshal Kim Il Sung
Let us inspire the people with hopes of national liberation by advancing with large forces into the homeland
Chuchʻe sasang e kwanhan widaehan suryŏng Kim Il-sŏng Tongji ŭi munhŏn
Great anti-imperialist revolutionary cause of Asian, African, and Latin American peoples is invincible
For friendship and solidarity among the youth and students of the world
Kim Il-sŏng chŏjakchip
Sonyŏn tanwŏndŭl ŭn chuchʻe hyŏngmyŏng wiŏp ŭi hubidaero tʻŭntʻŭnhi chunbi haja
Let us promote the building of socialism by vigorously carrying out the three revolutions
For the peaceful unification of the country
Tang saŏp ŭl kaesŏn kanghwa hagi wihayŏ nasŏnŭn myŏt kaji munje e taehayŏ
On introducing new systems of economic management
main thing in party work is to educate, remould and unite all people
On improving and strengthening the training of party cadres
Chŏndang, chŏnʼguk, chŏnmin i tallabutʻŏ kansŏkchi kaegan kwa sae ttang chʻatki rŭl wihan tae chayŏn kaejo saŏp ŭl himitke pŏllija
On the proposal for founding a democratic confederal republic of Koryo
To bring about a great revolutionary upswing in socialist construction
life of a revolutionary should begin with struggle and end with struggle
On organizing and waging armed struggle against Japanese imperialism
Let us uphold independence
On the five-point policy for national reunification
Sinnyŏnsa, 1980-nyŏn 1-wŏl 1-il
For the successful introduction of universal compulsory eleven-year education
Let the progressive students of the world fight for peace and social progress
Nationalization of major industries
On the socialist transformation of individual trade and industry
On bringing about a fresh upswing in socialist economic construction
On the duties of educational workers in the upbringing of the children and youth
results of the agrarian reform and future tasks
Torzhestvo ideĭ Velikogo Okti͡a︡bri͡a︡
Irakʻŭ kija taepʻyodan i chegihan chilmun e taehan taedap, 1971-yŏn 10 wŏl 11 il
On the management of the socialist economy
On the three principles of national reunification
Chōsen Rōdōtō Dai 6-kai Taikai hōkoku
Juche! The speeches and writings of Kim Il Sung
present political situation and our new tasks
For the efficient administration of the state finance
Jin Richeng wen xuan
On some theoretical problems of the socialist economy