Kim Il Sung

[ kim il soong, suhng ]

noun

1. 1912–94, North Korean political leader: premier 1948–72; president 1972–94.

Kim Il-sung

/ kim iːlsʌŋ /

noun

1. Kim Il-sung19121994MNorth KoreanPOLITICS: statesmanMILITARY: marshalPOLITICS: prime ministerPOLITICS: head of state 1912–94, North Korean statesman and marshal; prime minister (1948–72) and president (1972–94) of North Korea

Example Sentences

Pyongyang's propaganda says the mountain is where North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung battled Japanese occupation forces and launched the revolution.

From BBC

Almost all homes and public offices in North Korea must have portraits of Kim’s father Kim Jong Il and grandfather Kim Il Sung, but featuring that of the younger Kim hadn’t yet been a requirement until recently.

From Seattle Times

On Wednesday, North Korea’s state media released a photo showing Kim Jong Un’s large portrait hung on the wall of a building alongside those of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung, during his recent visit to the Central Cadres Training School of the ruling Workers’ Party.

From Seattle Times

“By hanging the portraits of all three — Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung — I assess that North Korea is underscoring the need to extend the Paektu bloodline to justify another hereditary power transfer for Ju Ae,” Cheong said, referring to the Kim family’s lineage named after the country’s most sacred mountain.

From Seattle Times

Kim Ki Nam was a professor at Kim Il Sung University and the chief editorial writer of the state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper before taking leadership roles in the ruling Worker’s Party’s propaganda departments starting in the 1980s.

From Seattle Times