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 led as its first Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader from North Korea#Founding, its establishm ...
, the former leader of North Korea, held many titles and offices during his lifetime. Despite his death in 1994, he is currently the
Eternal President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Usage in North Korean media
When he is mentioned in
North Korean media and publications, he is most commonly referred to as "Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung" () or "Leader" ().
When his name is written, it is always emphasized by a special bold font or in a larger font size, for example: "Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung is the Founder of the Socialist Cause of Juche, the Founder of Socialist Korea" or "Great Leader Comrade is the Founder of the Socialist Cause of Juche, the Founder of Socialist Korea."
List of official titles and offices
Official titles
Held offices and titles
List of propagated titles
See also
Held titles
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Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea
The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) were offices that existed within the WPK between 1949–66 and 2016–21. The office of "Chairman of the Central Committee" existed between 1949–66 and the office of "Chairman ...
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General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea
The general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea () is the party leader, leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party in North Korea, and the Supreme Leader (North Korean title), country's supreme leader. Charter of the Wor ...
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Premier of the Cabinet of the DPRK
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Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea
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Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army
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Eternal leaders of North Korea
The eternal leaders of North Korea are titles accorded to deceased leaders of North Korea. The phrase was used in a line of the preamble to the Constitution, as amended on 30 June 2016, and in subsequent revisions.
It reads (in the original ve ...
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List of Kim Jong-il's titles
Kim Jong Il, the former leader of North Korea, received numerous titles during his rule. Despite his death in 2011, he is currently the Eternal Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Republic.
Usage of North Korean media
When he is m ...
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List of Kim Jong-un's titles
References
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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 led as its first supreme leader from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. Afterwards, he was ...
Propaganda in North Korea
Kim Il Sung