Kim Il Sung: The Eternal President

Overview

Kim Il Sung founded North Korea and the Kim dynasty that has continually ruled it ever since. Personally serving as North Korea's Supreme Leader for nearly 46 years, he was the 2nd-longest serving non-royal head of state during the entire 20th-century, and despite the fact that he has now been dead for more than 30 years, he continues to be recognized as North Korea's "Eternal President" anyway. Learn all about the grandfather of the Kim Dynasty.