Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung

Learn the details of who he was Kim Il-sung () and the circumstances of his death: place of death, date of death and cause of death.

Who was Kim Il-sung?

Kim Song-ju better known as Kim Il-sung was born on April 15, 1912 in Mangyongdae, North Korea.

His unfortunate death was the July 8, 1994 (31 years ago) in Pyongyang, North Korea by Heart attack at 82 years of age.

Kim Il-sung was a North Korean revolutionary and political leader who founded the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and ruled as its first president from 1948 until his death in 1994.

Birth

  • Full name: Kim Song-ju
  • Sobriquet: Kim Il-sung
  • Date:
  • Place: Mangyongdae, North Korea
  • Zodiac sign: Aries
  • Gender: Male

Death

  • Date:
  • Place: Pyongyang, North Korea
  • Age: 82 years old
  • Time since death: 31 years old
  • Cause: Heart attack