Rare photo of Kim Il-sung's baseball sized tumor on his neck, 1984
Nov 10, 2021 · When Jimmy Carter visited North Korea in 1994, western news agencies received carefully doctored photos from Korea News Agency where the lump was hidden. On the late morning of 8 July 1994, Kim Il-sung collapsed from a sudden heart attack.
Kim Il Sung - Wikipedia
Kim Il Sung's death resulted in nationwide mourning and a ten-day mourning period was declared by Kim Jong Il. His funeral was scheduled to be held on 17 July 1994 in Pyongyang but was delayed until 19 July. [ 99 ]
Kim Jong Il - Wikipedia
Kim Jong Il [b] (/ ˌ k ɪ m dʒ ɒ ŋ ˈ ɪ l /; [3] Korean: 김정일; Korean pronunciation: [kim.dzɔŋ.il]; [c] born Yuri Kim; [d] 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea.
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | N Korean leader Kim 'has cancer'
Jul 13, 2009 · North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, South Korean TV news channel YTN says. Quoting unidentified sources from both South Korea and China, the report said the...
Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung - Wikipedia
Kim Il Sung's death resulted in nationwide mourning and a ten-day mourning period was declared by Kim Jong Il. His funeral in Pyongyang was attended by hundreds of thousands of people from all over North Korea.
Kim Il-Sung | Biography, Facts, Leadership of North Korea, …
Kim Il-Sung was the communist leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death in 1994. He was the country’s premier from 1948 to 1972, chairman of its dominant Korean Workers’ Party from 1949, and president and head of state from 1972.
North Korea: Kim Jong Un Health Problems Maybe From Grandfather - TIME
Oct 20, 2014 · Kim So-Yeon, a phyisician who defected to South Korea in 1992, told CNN that Kim Il Sung suffered from a range of maladies, including stress, obesity, diabetes and heart problems, as well as...
Kim Il Sung Dead at Age 82; Led North Korea for 5 Decades
Kim was last seen, apparently healthy, during a remarkable two-day meeting with President Jimmy Carter at which he agreed to freeze North Korea's nuclear program in return for restarting...
North Korea: 20 Years After Death, Kim Il Sung Still Casts a Spell - TIME
Jul 8, 2014 · The 82-year-old founder of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was revered like a god in life — and after it. Two decades later, mythmaking is as important as ever for Kim’s grandson ...
North Korea to display Kim Jong-il's body permanently
Jan 12, 2012 · Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack on 17 December at the age of 69. His body was put on display at the palace before his elaborate funeral on 28 December. The news came in an announcement...