‘Accidental Tyrant’ Review: The Unlikely Rise of Kim Il Sung
Selected by the Soviets to run what was supposed to be a minor puppet regime, Kim Il Sung created his own cult of personality ...
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International community doubted North Korea’s future after founder Kim Il-sung's death: dossier
The death of Kim Il-sung on July 8, 1994, sent the international diplomatic community scrambling to predict the future of the reclusive state, as well as who would be the next in line to rule ...
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Is China being played by North Korea and Russia?
Historical records show that Mao and the new PRC leadership had a clear priority: reunifying Taiwan with mainland China and not pursuing Kim Il-sung’s ambitions on the Korean Peninsula.
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Declassified documents reveal global shock over NK founder's sudden death
Countries worldwide scrambled to understand the sudden death of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, in 1994, with the United States and Russia questioning the isolated state's future under his son ...
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‘Goofy’: declassified 1994 files show how world powers doubted North Korea’s Kim Jong-il
Newly declassified diplomatic files from Seoul have revealed that major world powers were deeply concerned about North Korean leader Kim Il-sung’s succession plan after his sudden death in 1994 ...