Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: However , in a 1999 speech , Graham discussed his relationship with the late North Korean dictator Kim Il-sung , praising him as a `` different kind of communist '' and `` one of the great fighters for freedom in his country against the Japanese . ''
Simplified: However , in a 1999 speech , he talked about his relationship with the late North Korean dictator Kim Il-Sung . He said that he was a `` different kind of communist '' and `` one of the great fighters for freedom in his country against the Japanese . ''