Kim Il-sung , former leader of North Korea, held many titles and offices during his lifetime. Despite his death in 1994, he is currently an Eternal Leader of Juche Korea and the Eternal President of the Republic . When he is mentioned in North Korean media and publications, he is most commonly referred to as "Great Leader Comrade Kim Il-sung" (Korean:위대한 수령 김일성동지) or "Leader" (Korean: 수령님).[1] When his name is written, it is always emphasised by a special bold font or in a larger font size, for example: "Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung is the Founder of the Socialist Cause of Juche, the Founder of Socialist Korea" or "Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung is the Founder of the Socialist Cause of Juche, the Founder of Socialist Korea."[1]
List of official titles and offices
Official titles
Held offices and titles
Chosŏn'gŭl (Hancha )
DPRK McCune–Reischauer
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Party
조선로동당 중앙위원회 위원
Member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
October 1946 – 8 July 1994
Elected at the 1st to 6th Congress of the WPK.
조선로동당 중앙위원회 정치위원회 위원
Member of the Political Committee of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
October 1946 – 1956
조선로동당 중앙위원회 상임위원회 위원
Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
1956–1961
조선로동당 중앙위원회 정치위원회 위원장
Chairman of the Political Committee of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
조선로동당 중앙위원회 위원장
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
30 June 1949 – 12 October 1966
[3]
조선로동당 중앙위원회 총비서
Chosŏn Rodongdang Ch'ongbisŏ
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
12 October 1966 – 8 July 1994
Elected at the 14th Plenary Session of the 4th Party Central Committee, re-elected at 5th and 6th Congresses of the WPK.
[3]
State
북조선림시인민위원회 위원장
Chairman of the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea
8 February 1946 – August 1946
[3]
북조선인민위원회의 위원장
Chairman of the North Korean People's Committee
August 1946 – September 1948
[3]
내각수상
Premier of the Cabinet of the DPRK
9 September 1948 – 28 December 1972
[3]
조선민주주의인민공화국의 주석
Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwagug'ŭi Chusŏk
President of the DPRK
28 December 1972 – 8 July 1994
In accordance with the new Socialist Constitution of the DPRK adopted at the 1st session of the 5th Supreme People's Assembly.
[3]
조선민주주의인민공화국 국방위원회 위원장
Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK
28 December 1972 – 9 April 1993
[3]
Army
조선인민군 최고사령관
Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army
4 July 1950 – 24 December 1991
[4] [5]
List of propagated titles
Chosŏn'gŭl (Hancha )
DPRK McCune–Reischauer
English
Comment
References
수령님
Suryŏngnim
Leader
Used exclusively in reference to Kim Il-sung without using his name.
경애하는 수령님
Kyŏngaehanŭn Suryŏngnim
Respected Leader
어버이수령님
Ŏbŏi Suryŏngnim
Fatherly Leader
위대한 수령님
Widaehan Suryŏngnim
Great Leader
위대한 수령
Widaehan Suryŏng
Great Leader
Used exclusively for Kim Il-sung, prefixed to his name.
수령
Suryŏng
Leader
민족의 태양
Minjog'ŭi T'aeyang
Sun of the Nation
[6]
주석님
Chusŏngnim
President
More common when referring to him internationally (Chongryon , Uriminnokkiri )
[6]
20세기의 태양
Isipsegi'ǔi T'aeyang
Sun of the 20th Century
[6]
주체조선의 영원한 수령
Chuch'e Chosŏn'ŭi Yŏngwŏnhan Suryŏng
Eternal Leader of Juche Korea
Established by a line in the preamble to the Constitution , as amended on 30 June 2016.
See also
Held titles
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