Leaders
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An Emergency Measure
One August day in 1951, Kim Il Sung received a sad report from an official of the death of Ho Hon, the…
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Rice Sent to the Divisional Hospital
One day in early 1951, Kim Il Sung’s uncle Kim Hyong Rok had a chance to go to the Supreme Headquarters…
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Sentry in the Supreme Commander’s Fur Cap
One winter evening in 1950, a sentry at the Supreme Headquarters was informed that Supreme Commander Kim Il Sung was coming back…
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18 Chickens and an Egg Basket
One night in November 1950, Kim Il Sung was staying in a humble farmhouse in Rimsonggol, Kosanjin. His host, wanting to roast…
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Oxen Returned by Train
The following incident took place one November day during the Korean war (June 1950-July 1953). At that time the Supreme…
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An Order Issued to a “Boy Husband”
A young man who had been wandering about in rags joined the army after the country’s liberation and served as…
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The Chairman and a Pupil
In July 1947, all schools were giving graduation exams, the first of their kind since the country’s liberation. A number…
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Birthday and Wedding
One day in the spring of 1946, following Korea’s liberation, an aide of Kim Il Sung called on Kim Jong…
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A Surprise Request from a 70-Year-Old
One day in 1946, well past midnight, an elderly official from a democratic party called on Kim Il Sung. Kim Il Sung held…
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The Aide Severely Criticized
Immediately after Korea’s liberation, Kim Il Sung’s bedroom and drawing-room were quite simply furnished, with only an ironframed bed and a…
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30 Yuan
The following happened in the spring of 1937, when the main KPRA force was bivouacking in the forests near Donggang…
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Mistake of an Old-Timer
In the summer of 1936, the main KPRA force halted at a timber mill in the Mt. Paektu area. The…
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His Insistence on Visiting
On his way to the Mt. Paektu area from the Nanhutou meeting (a conference of military and political cadres of…
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