Selected by the Soviets to run what was supposed to be a minor puppet regime, Kim Il Sung created his own cult of personality ...

Before defecting to South Korea in 1991, Ko was a diplomat in Pyongyang who served as an interpreter of French for the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung ... countries have no intention of ...

When the fire broke out, the mother was reportedly unable to save the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE Digital.