North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday visited a mausoleum for late state founder Kim Il-sung to mark the 31st ...

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.

IN 1948, North Korea was founded by Kim Il-sung, which he ruled until his death in 1994. After his death, his son, Kim Jong-il became leader of the communist state, which is currently ruled by his … ...

Kim Il Sung cuts new figure. In N. Korea, new statues of leader’s grandfather replace old. August 2, 2015 at 5:12 a.m. by ANNA FIFIELD THE WASHINGTON POST ...

North Korea’s revered founder, Kim Il Sung, ordered his doctors to find a way to make him live to 100, his former physician says.

(Seoul, April 13, 2016) – As North Korea prepares to celebrate the birthday of the country’s late founder and perpetual president Kim Il-Sung on April 15, the world should urgently demand an ...

An April 13, 2016, photo shows Kim Il Sung's portrait above a flower display at the Immortal Flower Festival "Kimilsungia" in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Kim Il Sung, they had been convinced, was serious about resolving the impasse over the North's effort to build nuclear weapons. That impression was reinforced during the first day of talks with ...

The 110th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country’s founder, was seen as a potential opportunity to display new weapons amid tensions with the U.S.

Founder Kim Il Sung remains North Korea's "eternal president" and lies embalmed at his former presidential palace. Son Kim Jong Il took over after his father's death in 1994 in what was the ...

Kim Jong Il ruled the country for 17 years after inheriting power from his father, national founder and eternal North Korean President Kim Il Sung, who died in 1994. Kim Jong Un only entered the ...

But in 2012, soon after Kim Jong Il’s death, the statue was removed and replaced with two statues, a new one, or at least an extensively remolded one, of Kim Il Sung, and a new one of Kim Jong ...