What key details about kim il-sung can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: kim il-sung -lrb- ; ; born kim song-ju ; 15 april 1912 -- 8 july 1994 -rrb- was the supreme leader of the democratic people 's republic of korea -lrb- dprk -rrb- , commonly referred to as north korea , for 46 years , from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994 . he held the posts of prime minister from 1948 to 1972 and president from 1972 to 1994 . he was also the leader of the workers ' party of korea from 1949 to 1994 -lrb- titled as chairman from 1949 to 1966 and as general secretary after 1966 -rrb- . coming to power after the overthrow of japanese rule in 1945 , he authorized the invasion of south korea in 1950 , triggering a defense of south korea by the united nations led by the united states . a cease-fire in the korean war was signed on 27 july 1953 . under his leadership , north korea became a socialist state and had close political and economic relations with the soviet union which gave the country many similarities in those respects . by the 1960s and 1970s , north korea enjoyed a relatively high standard of living , outperforming the south which was crippled by political instability and economic crises . differences between north korea and the soviet union made the country non-aligned in world politics , central among these differences being kim il-sung 's philosophy of '' juche '' which focused on korean patriotism and self-reliance . juche eventually replaced marxism-leninism and communism altogether . a cult of personality around kim il-sung came to dominate domestic politics and loyalty to the supreme leader was a '' de facto '' condition for public office . at the 6th workers ' party congress in 1980 , his son kim jong-il , who had consolidated control over the party through the cult of personality , was selected as his heir to supreme leadership . in 1991 , following the dissolution of the soviet union , north korea 's economy collapsed , leading to widespread poverty and famine . after transitioning his military authority to kim jong-il in 1993 , kim il-sung died in the summer...
- birth name is kim song-ju- party is workers ' party of korea- alongside is chu yong-ha and ho ka-i- commands is '' all ''- predecessor is himself the 1946-48 provisional government -rrb- '' position created '' & -lrb- nbsp ; a '' position created '' himself -lrb- as as chairman -rrb- kim tu-bong '' position created '' kim yong-bom '' de jure '' chair of- birth date is 15 april 1912- branch is soviet armed forces korean people 's army- profession is president of north korea- native name lang is ko- resting place is line-height , pyongyang :1.25 em ; kumsusan palace of the sun- death date is 8 july 1994- spouse is line-height jong-suk kim song-ae :1.3 em ; white-space : nowrap ; kim- office is 1st the republic president of north korea prime minister of north supreme korea deputy to the 1st , 2nd , 3rd , leader 4th , 5th , 6th , 7th , 8th and of 9th supreme people 's assembly general secretary of the central north committee of the workers ' party of korea chairman of korea the central committee of the workers party of korea deputy eternal chairman of the central committee of the workers ' party president of north korea chairman of the north korea bureau of of the communist party of korea- term end is 8 8 july 1994 8 july 1994 11 october 1966 30 july june 1949 28 august 1946 1994 8 july 1994 28 december 1972- serviceyears is 1941 -- 1945 1948 -- 1994- name is kim il-sung- death place is line-height :1.25 em ; pyongyang , north korea- birth place is line-height korea :1.25 em ; mangyongdae-guyok , heijo , japanese- signature is kim il sung signature.svg- death cause is heart attack- successor is kim b kim il -lrb- as premier -rrb- kim jong-il himself jong-il pak hon-yong -lrb- as 1st deputy chairman -rrb- and ho '' ka-i -lrb- as 2nd deputy chairman -rrb- pak hon-yong -lrb- position as 1st deputy chairman -rrb- and ho ka-i -lrb- as abolished 2nd deputy chairman -rrb- '' & nbsp ;- native name is - nationality is north korean- occupation is eternal president- residence is pyongyang , dpr & nbsp ; korea- namedata is kim tu-bong pak hon-yong- blankname is chairman general & nbsp ; secretary- battles is world war ii korean war- allegiance is white-space : nowrap ; dpr korea- children is line-height kyong-hui kim kyong-jin kim pyong-il kim yong-il :1.3 em ; kim jong-il kim man-il kim- term start is 9 9 september 1948 2 september 1948 11 october 1966 30 september june 1949 28 august 1946 17 december 1945 1948 28 december 1998 28 december 1972- image is kim il sung portrait-2 . jpg- rank is '' dae wonsu ''