How North Korea became hell on earth – thanks to one man
Kim Il-sung ruined the economy, hoarded power and saw his countrymen slaughtered, as Fyodor Tertitskiy’s Accidental Tyrant ...
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N. Korean media make no mention of leader Kim's birthday on anniv.
The country has described Kim Il-sung as having fought against Japanese colonialism from the mountain, the highest on the Korean Peninsula. The North also called the mountain the sacred birthplace ...
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Life of brother of N. Korea founder shows ferocity in family battles
In 1940, when the Korean Peninsula was under Japanese colonial rule, Kim Yong Ju is believed to have been sent by Japan’s police authorities to Manchuria to advise Kim Il Sung to drop his anti ...
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Kim Jong Un’s Emphasis on Chongryon
Kim’s emphasis on Chongryon is distinct from that of his father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il. In the early years of that ...
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INTERVIEW/ Ex-interpreter for Kim Il Sung: North Korea will likely continue as East Asia’s major troublemaker
Before defecting to South Korea in 1991, Ko was a diplomat in Pyongyang who served as an interpreter of French for the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung. Ko cited recent news reports from the ...