The most impressive of these unphotographed excursions was to the mausoleum of Kim Il Sung. After his death in 1994, Kim was declared President for Eternity.

With Kim Il-sung soon plotting the 1950 Korean War and later remarriage, Kyong-hui and her brother Jong-il were left to form close bonds, according to Hwang Jang-yop, a former Workers' Party ...

It was during Kim Il Sung’s rule that North Korea began actively pursuing a nuclear program, laying the groundwork for what would become a central pillar of its strategic doctrine.

The 101st anniversary of the birth of the country’s venerated founding father, the late dictator Kim Il Sung, on April 15 is a pointer to the regime’s current state of mind.

This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on July 8, 2025, shows the North's leader Kim ...

North Koreans are required to wear pins with images of the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung, or his son Kim Jong Il. Now the current leader is expanding his own personality cult.

North Korea on Monday heaped praise on state founder Kim Il-sung, recalling his leadership as flawless as the country marks the 31st anniversary of the late leader's death this week. "Our great leader ...

Biographies abound of Hitler, Stalin and Mao, but those of Kim are hard to come by: “Kim Il Sung: The North Korean Leader,” by Suh Dae-sook, was the last good one, published in 1988, six years ...