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 ...

Kim is one of the very few North Korean officials to have visited the South, leading a funeral delegation in ... in 1985 during state founder Kim Il Sung’s rule, according to South Korean ...

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 ...