(Baonghean.vn) - Today (April 15), North Korea celebrates the 105th birthday of late President Kim Il Sung - founder of North Korea and grandfather of leader Kim Jong-un.Let's review his life through some pictures.
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President Kim Il Sung was born on April 15, 1912 and was the founder of North Korea. He ruled from 1948 until his death in 1994 at the age of 82. |
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Kim Il Sung's first wife was Kim Jong Suk. She died in 1949, at the age of 31. |
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Kim Il-sung and his wife Kim Jong-suk gave birth to their son Kim Jong-il in 1941. |
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In October 1945, Kim Il Sung delivered a speech to the entire Korean people. |
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President Kim Il Sung watches a parade of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army (KPRA) in the stands, February 1948. |
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Kim Il Sung visits a military barracks in May 1950. |
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Kim Il Sung speaks to the entire Korean people via radio in June 1950. |
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In February 1951, Kim Il Sung inspected a tunnel system near the capital Pyongyang. |
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As the supreme leader of North Korea, Kim Il Sung shifted from Marxism-Leninism to the Juche ideology he developed. |
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President Kim Il Sung poses for a photo with soldiers in August 1953. |
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President Kim Il Sung speaks to students at the university named after him in Pyongyang, June 1957. |
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President Kim Il Sung, supreme commander of the DPRK army at the Taedok Mountain stronghold, February 1963. |
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President Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il (front row left), the successor leader of the DPRK, during an inspection of a military unit, May 1965. |
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President Kim Il Sung's joy when visiting a successful rice crop in Onchon, August 1968. |
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The two leaders of the DPRK, President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il (far left) visit the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital, March 1980. |
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President Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il stand in front of a newly manufactured agricultural machine, August 1982. |
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President Kim Il Sung (left) and his son Kim Jong Il (right) inspect a stadium in Pyongyang in 1992. |
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From left to right: Kim Jong-il, Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-un. |
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