President Kim Il Sung’s Anectodes
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Mar- 2013 -29 March
“Un Dok”
One September day in 1961, Kim Il Sung visited the Pyongyang Hotel, where the delegates to the historic Fourth Congress of the…
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27 March
A New Item of the State Budget
The Cabinet meeting to discuss the draft State budget for 1957 went on from morning till late at night; the…
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26 March
The Leader and a Bare-Footed Boy
One summer day in 1955, some children of Changsong County met Kim Il Sung on their way home from school and gave…
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23 March
Cabinet Decision No. 203
On January 20, 1952, an official of the Ministry of Public Health was summoned by Kim Il Sung to the Supreme Headquarters.…
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22 March
The Supreme Commander in Ordinary Soldier’s Padded Shoes in Summer
One sweltering day in August 1951, Kim Il Sung inspected samples of military uniforms to be supplied that winter. About ten suits…
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21 March
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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20 March
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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19 March
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 March
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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16 March
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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15 March
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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14 March
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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13 March
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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12 March
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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11 March
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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7 March
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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6 March
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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4 March
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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