The International Kim Il Sung Prize ( ko, 국제김일성상) is an award conferred for contributions in the study and proliferation of the ''
Juche'' idea. It is named in honor of
Kim Il Sung
Kim Il-sung (; , ; born Kim Song-ju, ; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of ...
, the first supreme leader of the
North Korea, credited with creation of the ''Juche'' idea.
The prize was instituted on April 13, 1993, when North Korea organized the International Kim Il Sung Prize Council in
New Delhi,
India, to celebrate the 81st
birthday of Kim Il-sung (April 15, 1993) internationally.
The International Kim Il Sung Prize consists of a gold medal,
[ certificate, a sum of money and a souvenir token.]
Prize Council
The International Kim Il Sung Prize Council selects and decides the candidate and organizes the conferment of the prize. The Council was officially registered in India and its headquarters is in New Delhi. The Council consists of one secretary-general and seven directors.
Recipients
* Shuhachi Inoue, 1993,[ first recipient
*One person was awarded in 1994, another one in 1995, and two people in 1996][
* Vishwanath, April 13, 2002]Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim ...
, February 16, 2007Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk (; km, នរោត្តម សីហនុ, ; 31 October 192215 October 2012) was a Cambodian statesman, Sangkum and FUNCINPEC politician, Norodom Sihanouk filmography, film director, and composer who led Cambodia in vari ...
, 29 March 2012
*Ramon Jimenez Lopez, director-general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea, April 6, 2018
In 2014, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni was nominated for the award, but repeatedly declined to receive it.
See also
*Kim Il-sung Prize
The Kim Il Sung Prize (김일성상) is an award given by the Government of North Korea to persons in various fields who demonstrate exemplary service to the values of ''Juche'' idea. Past winners include the Korean composer Kim Won-gyun, judoka ...
*Orders and medals of North Korea
The award system of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was initially created less than one month after the foundation of the Republic. During the years of Japanese occupation of Korea, many of the future leaders fled to the S ...
* Order of Kim Il Sung
*International Kim Jong-il Prize
The International Kim Jong Il Prize ( ko, 국제김정일상) is a North Korean award named after the country's second leader, Kim Jong Il. It was created on December 24, 2012, approximately a year after his death.
Contents
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References
Works cited
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External links
Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il Foundation
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Kim Il Sung
Orders, decorations, and medals of North Korea