Il-Sung Kim

Kim Il-sung (15 April 1912 - 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he led from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of Premier from 1948 to 1972 and President from 1972 to 1994. He was also the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (Wpk) from 1949 to 1994 (titled ...