Unit 684 was supposed to be a top-secret assassination squad tasked with attacking the residence of North Korea’s then leader Kim Il Sung. But the 1968 experiment to create a crack team of would ...

This image shows statues of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung (L) and Kim Jong-il, the founder's successor and son. (Yonhap) N ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday visited a mausoleum for late state founder Kim Il-sung to mark the 31st anniversary of his death, the North's state media reported. Kim visited the Kumsusan ...

(Seoul, April 13, 2016) – As North Korea prepares to celebrate the birthday of the country’s late founder and perpetual president Kim Il-Sung on April 15, the world should urgently demand an ...

1912: Kim Il Sung is born. [1948: Kim Il Sung becomes the leader of North Korea upon its founding] April 1, 1984: North Korea tests its first ballistic, Scud-type missile. April 14, 1992: North ...

Identify the core characteristics of Kim Il Sung’s legacy. In the book, I argue that the order Kim Il Sung built was based on six pillars: cult, control, secrecy, hierarchy, exploitation, and ...

Kim Jong Il at Kim Il Sung's funeral in 1994. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Images Given his mythological status, it was unclear who would rule the country next.

Reporting from Seoul — In 1967, Kim Young-soon was a dancer in Pyongyang, North Korea, when her best friend visited with crazy news. “I’m going to live in the 5th House,” announced Sung ...

They were supposed to be a top-secret assassination squad tasked with attacking the residence of North Korea's then-leader Kim Il Sung. But South Korea's "Unit 684," created in 1968 following a ...