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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 ...
was the founder and first
leader of North Korea The supreme leader () of North Korea is the ''de facto'' paramount leader of the Workers' Party of Korea, the state and the Korean People's Army. The title has not been written into the national constitution as a separate office, but it currentl ...
. Jane Portal, the author of ''Art Under Control in North Korea'', assesses that: " is probably the case that Kim Il-sung admore buildings named after him during his lifetime than any other leader in history". North Korea claims that " re than 480 streets, institutions and organizations in 100 countries were named after Kim Il Sung". Since Kim Il-sung's name ''
Il-sung Il-sung, also spelled Il-seong, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in 1940, according to South Korean government data. One common pair of hanja used to write the name () may also be read as a Japan ...
'' () can mean "the Sun", many things named after him are actually called this way.


List


Education and research

* Kim Il-sung College for Physics (김일성고등물리학교) – located in Pochon County,
Ryanggang Province Ryanggang Province (Ryanggangdo; ko, 량강도, ''Ryanggang-do'', ) is a province in North Korea. The province is bordered by China (Jilin) on the north, North Hamgyong on the east, South Hamgyong on the south, and Chagang on the west. Ryangga ...
and named to commemorate the 1937
Battle of Pochonbo The was an event which occurred in northern Korea on 4 June 1937 ( Juche 26), when Korean and Chinese guerrillas commanded by Kim Il-sung (or possibly Choe Hyon) attacked and defeated a Japanese detachment during the anti-Japanese armed struggle ...
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Kim Il-sung Military University Kim Il-sung Military University (also known as Kim Il-sung Military Academy) is a university located in Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. Founded in 1948 and named after Kim Il-sung, the school is a post-secondary educational ...
– school for selected commissioned officers. *
Kim Il-sung University Kim Il-sung University, founded on 1 October 1946, is the first university built in North Korea. It is located on a campus in Pyongyang, the nation's capital. Along with the main academic buildings, the campus contains 10 separate offices, 50 l ...
– called that since it opened in 1946 *
Kim Il-sung University of Politics The Kim Il-sung University of Politics (Korean: 김일성정치대학), also known as the Kim Il-sung Political University, is a university for the training of political officers in the Korean People's Army located in Hyongjesan-guyok, Pyongyang, N ...
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Kim Il-sung Higher Party School Kim Il Sung Higher Party School (김일성고급당학교) – a key party-political educational institution in the DPRK responsible for training and preparing the managerial staff of the Workers' Party of Korea and the state apparatus that is par ...
– the country's top school for the selected few *
Kim Il-sung Research Institute of Agricultural Science Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese f ...
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* "Kim Il-sung Research Institute" – generic name for classrooms in large elementary schools dedicated to studying Kim Il-sung * Research Center for Comrade Kim Il-sung's Revolutionary Thoughts(김일성동지혁명사상연구실) – formerly the Research Center for Workers' Party of Korea History * Kim Il-sung Library – in
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* Kim Il-sung Library – in
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Museums

* South Hamgyong Museum of the Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim Il-sung(함경남도김일성동지혁명사적관) – in
Hamhung Hamhŭng (''Hamhŭng-si''; ) is North Korea's second-largest List of cities in North Korea, city, and the capital of South Hamgyong, South Hamgyŏng Province. It has an estimated population of 768,551. Located in the southern part of the South Ham ...
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South Hamgyong Province South Hamgyong Province (, ''Hamgyŏngnamdo''; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Hamgyong Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Kore ...
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Sinuiju Museum of the Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim Il-sung Sinŭiju (''Sinŭiju-si'', ; known before 1925 in English as Yeng Byen City) is a city in North Korea which faces Dandong, Liaoning, China across the international border of the Yalu River. It is the capital of North P'yŏngan province. Part of ...
– in
Sinuiju Sinŭiju (''Sinŭiju-si'', ; known before 1925 in English as Yeng Byen City) is a city in North Korea which faces Dandong, Liaoning, China across the international border of the Yalu River. It is the capital of North P'yŏngan province. Part of ...
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North Pyongan Province North Pyongan Province (Phyŏnganbukto; , also spelled North P'yŏngan), is a western province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yŏng'an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, th ...
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South Pyongan Museum of the Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim Il-sung South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
– in
Pyongsong Pyongsong (, , officially Phyongsong) is a city in North Korea, the capital city of South Pyongan province in western North Korea. The city is located about 32 kilometres northeast of Pyongyang, and was formally established in December 1969. It ha ...
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South Pyongan Province South Pyongan Province (Phyŏngannamdo; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its ca ...
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Kim Il-sung Revolutionary Museum Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese f ...
– in
Chongjin Chŏngjin (; ) is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province (함경북도) and the country's third largest city. It is sometimes called the ''City of Iron''. History Prehistory According to archaeological findings near the lower ...
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Chagang Provincial Comrade Kim Il-sung Revolutionary Museum Chagang Province (Chagangdo; ) is a province in North Korea; it is bordered by China's Jilin and Liaoning provinces to the north, Ryanggang and South Hamgyong to the east, South Pyongan to the south, and North Pyongan to the west. Chagang was f ...
– in
Chagang Province Chagang Province (Chagangdo; ) is a province in North Korea; it is bordered by China's Jilin and Liaoning provinces to the north, Ryanggang and South Hamgyong to the east, South Pyongan to the south, and North Pyongan to the west. Chagang was ...
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Museum of President Kim Il-sung's Revolutionary Activities A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
– in
Wonsan Wŏnsan (), previously known as Wŏnsanjin (), Port Lazarev, and Genzan (), is a port city and naval base located in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea, along the eastern side of the Korean Peninsula, on the Sea of Japan and the provincial capital. ...
, Kangwon Province *
Museum of President Kim Il-sung's Revolutionary Activities A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
– in
Ryanggang Province Ryanggang Province (Ryanggangdo; ko, 량강도, ''Ryanggang-do'', ) is a province in North Korea. The province is bordered by China (Jilin) on the north, North Hamgyong on the east, South Hamgyong on the south, and Chagang on the west. Ryangga ...


Streets, squares and parks

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Kim Il-sung Square __NOTOC__ Kim Il-sung Square is a large city square in the Central District of Pyongyang, North Korea, and is named after the country's founding leader, Kim Il-sung. The square was constructed in 1954 according to a master plan for reconstructing ...
, Pyongyang, North Korea *Several streets in foreign countries. North Korea claims 450 in 100 countries. There is a "Kim Il-sung Street" or equivalent in: **
Hamhung Hamhŭng (''Hamhŭng-si''; ) is North Korea's second-largest List of cities in North Korea, city, and the capital of South Hamgyong, South Hamgyŏng Province. It has an estimated population of 768,551. Located in the southern part of the South Ham ...
, North Korea **
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Awards

* Kim Il-sung Award *
Kim Il-sung Medal Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese f ...
* Kim Il-sung Prize *
International Kim Il-sung Prize 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, the first supreme leader of the North Korea, credited ...
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Order of Kim Il-sung The Order of Kim Il-sung () is the highest order of North Korea, along with the Order of Kim Jong-il, and only second to one honorary title, the Hero of Labour. The order, named after the country's first leader Kim Il-sung, was instituted in 1 ...
* Kim Il-sung Youth Honor Prize * Kim Il-sung Children Honor Prize


Other

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Song of General Kim Il-sung The "Song of General Kim Il-sung" ( Korean: 김일성장군의 노래) is a North Korean marching song composed by Kim Won-gyun in 1946. As a part of an ongoing cult of personality, the song praising Kim Il-sung, North Korea's "Eternal Presiden ...
" – composed by
Kim Won-gyun Kim Won-gyun (; 2 January 1917 – 5 April 2002) was a North Korean composer and politician. He is considered one of the most prominent, if not the most celebrated, composer of North Korea. He composed "Aegukka" — the national anthem of ...
in 1946, its lyrics are carved in stones across the country *
Kim Il-sung Stadium Kim Il-sung Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea. The stadium is used primarily for association football matches. History Kim Il-sung Stadium was originally named the Girimri Stadium (기림 ...
– formerly Pyongyang Municipal Stadium *"Kimilsungism" – guiding ideology of the country, containing the ''
Juche ''Juche'' ( ; ), officially the ''Juche'' idea (), is the state ideology of North Korea and the official ideology of the Workers' Party of Korea. North Korean sources attribute its conceptualization to Kim Il-sung, the country's founder and ...
'' idea, officially reorganised as "Kimilsungism" in 1974 *
Kimilsungia Kimilsungia is a hybrid orchid of the genus ''Dendrobium''. It is a clone of a plant that was created in Indonesia by orchid breeder Carl Ludwig C. L. Bundt, who in 1964 registered the grex name ''Dendrobium'' Clara Bundt for all orchids of ...
– an orchid presented to Kim Il-sung by Indonesia's leader
Sukarno Sukarno). (; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, ; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of ...
in 1965 and named after Kim when introduced to North Korea in 1977 * Kim Il-sung Socialist Youth League – named by Kim Jong-il in 1996 after
Kim Il-sung's death Kim Il-sung died of a sudden heart attack on the early morning of 8 July 1994 at age 82. North Korea's government did not report the death for more than 34 hours after it occurred. An official mourning period was declared from 8–17 July, du ...
two years earlier, subsequently renamed Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League in 2016, then the Socialist Patriotic Youth League in 2021 *"Kim Il-sung Constitution" – name of the 1998 constitution, that made Kim Il-sung the Eternal President of the country after his death *"Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism" - guiding ideology of the party since 2012, named after Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il *"Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il Constitution" - name of the current constitution introduced in 2012, made Kim Jong-il Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission after his death


Named after the Sun

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Day of the Sun The Day of the Sun () is an annual public holiday in North Korea on 15 April, the birth anniversary of Kim Il-sung, founder and Eternal President of North Korea. It is the most important national holiday in the country, and is considered to b ...
– designated in 1997 after a three-year mourning period following the
death of Kim Il-sung Kim Il-sung died of a sudden heart attack on the early morning of 8 July 1994 at age 82. North Korea's government did not report the death for more than 34 hours after it occurred. An official mourning period was declared from 8–17 July, du ...
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Kumsusan Palace of the Sun The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun (), formerly the Kumsusan Memorial Palace (), is a building near the northeast corner of the city of Pyongyang that serves as the mausoleum for Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea, and for his son Kim Jong-il, bo ...
- mausoleum where Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il lie in state


Proposed namings

*"Kim Il-sung City" – proposed name for
Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populatio ...
after Kim Il-sung's death. Another proposal was to name Pyongyang "Kim Jong-il City" and name
Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
"Kim Il-sung City" once
reunification A political union is a type of political entity which is composed of, or created from, smaller polities, or the process which achieves this. These smaller polities are usually called federated states and federal territories in a federal governm ...
would be attained.


See also

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Kim Il-sung bibliography Kim Il-sung (15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the leader of North Korea for 46 years, from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. According to North Korean sources, the works of Kim Il-sung amount to approximately 10,800 spee ...
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Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il badges Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il badges are lapel pins with portraits depicting either one or both of the Eternal Leaders of North Korea, Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. The badges have been common since the late 1960s, and are produced by the Mansud ...
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National symbols of North Korea Upon its liberation in 1945 and subsequent foundation in 1948, North Korea adopted national symbols distinct from the national symbols of South Korea. The traditional flag of Korea, the Taegukgi, and the symbol Taeguk, were swapped for socialist ...
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List of things named after Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (August 13, 1926 – November 25, 2016) was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2006. He led the Cuban Revolution which overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista. This is a list of places, buildings and other things na ...
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Awards and decorations received by Kim Il-sung This is a list of awards and decorations received by Kim Il-sung, founder and first leader of North Korea. According to North Korean sources, the country awarded him "the title of Hero of the DPRK three times, the title of Labour Hero of the DPRK, ...


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