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Witness History: The Death of Kim Il-sung

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15/06/2018 GMT

The Death of Kim Il-sung

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Death of Kim Il-sung

The founding father of communist North Korea died in July 1994.

North Korea's communist leader Kim Il-sung died in July 1994. Dr Antonio Betancourt, of the Unification Church, was in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, during the outpouring of national grief.


Photo: Dr Antonio Betancourt meeting Kim Il Sung just months before the leader's death. (Courtesy of Dr Antonio Betancourt.)

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