Who's in charge?
- Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) ruled from 1948-1994
- Prime Minister from 1948-1972
- President from 1972-death
- Nicknames
- Great Leader
- Eternal Leader
- Supreme Leader
- Eternal President of the Republic
Under Kim Il Sung
- Kim Il Sung was viewed as a god
- establishment of "cult of personality"
- the people are required to show extreme devotion to him
- during early party of his rule the state destroyed over 2000 Buddhist temples and Catholic churches
Passing the Torch
- Kim Jong Il (1941-2011)
- ruled from 1994-2011 as Supreme Leader
The Present Supreme Leader
- Kim Jong-Un
- born in 1983
- became Supreme Leader December 17, 2011after his father died
- attended school in Switzerland
- obsessed with basketball and computer games
- loves Michael Jordan
- reportedly a fan of Eric Clapton
- On March 7, 2013, North Korea threatened the United States with a "pre-emptive nuclear attack".
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