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Kim Man-il (Korean: 김만일; Hanja: 金萬一; born Alexander Irsenovich Kim; 1944–1947/1948) was the second son of the North Korean founding leader Kim Il Sung and his first wife Kim Jong-suk. He was the younger brother of Kim Jong Il, the second leader of North Korea.
Afterwards, Kim Jong Il was declared Eternal General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). In the early 1980s, Kim had become the heir apparent for the leadership of North Korea, thus being established the Kim dynasty, and he assumed important posts in party and army organs.
Kim Il Sung married twice and had six children. He met his first wife, Kim Jong Suk, in 1936, marrying her in 1940. She bore sons Kim Jong Il (born 1941 or 1942) and Kim Man Il (born 1944), and daughter Kim Kyong Hui (born 1946) before dying while bearing a stillborn daughter in 1949.
Kim Il Sung is known to have had six children with two wives. The late DPRK President Kim Il Sung was born Kim Sung Ju (Kim So’ng-chu) 15 April 1912 in present-day Pyongyang. He was the oldest son of Kim Hyong Jik (Kim Hyo’ng-chik), a school teacher and herbalist , and Kang Ban Sok (Kang Pan-so’k).
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Jun 19, 2024 · 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. Learn more about Kim’s life and career in this article.
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Kim Jong Il? Much of Kim Jong Il's persona is based on a cult of personality, meaning that legend and official North Korean government accounts describe his life, character and...
