Kim Il-Sung, communist leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death in 1994. In death, Kim Il-Sung is still the leader of North Korea, as the country's constitution was amended to proclaim him the Eternal President and de jure head of state. What we know so far - The Week ›, North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Is Dead - WSJ ›, The 8 rules for rookie combat pilots in World War I, One of the closest brushes with nuclear war was Russia vs China, This Civil War battle literally saw brother against brother, Delta Daze: The 'ghosts' Delta Force saw after the Cold War, What happened when two Civil War flag bearers fought each other, This is why advanced fighters still carry guns. One day in 1986, it all stopped. Top envoy says U.S. ready to resume talks with North Korea, Reports: China, North Korea trade declining as food, fuel prices rise, Kim Jong Un must compensate South Korean war veterans, court rules. North Korean history holds many secrets. But perhaps the strangest event in North Korean history was a message transmitted in November 1986 declaring Kim Il Sung to have died, over eight years before his actual death in July 1994. Kim dispelled the rumors, however, by making a series of public appearances. Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia, Azerbaijan diplomats talk cease-fire. Kim Yo Jong, the North Korean leader's sister, was also seen at the memorial, standing at a distance in the back with other officials. Russia sees highest growth rate in COVID-19 since pandemic began. Fyodor Tertitskiy is a senior researcher at Seoul's Kookmin University. Choe Son Hui, deputy foreign minister, may have also been in attendance, according to images released Wednesday, South Korean news service News 1 reported. In addition, Microsoft cyber-security chief Chris Jackson has been urging users to stop using the browser since February 2019. Central banks unveil framework, plans for hybrid digital currency. Background. SEOUL, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- North Korea showed off its latest military hardware, including a large new intercontinental ballistic missile, in a flood-lit military parade to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party. Microsoft ceased supporting IE 10 and older in 2016. Kim Il-Sung, original name Kim Song-Ju, (born April 15, 1912, Man’gyŏndae, near P’yŏngyang, Korea [now in North Korea]—died July 8, 1994, P’yŏngyang, North Korea), communist leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death in 1994. Vietnamese officials were told the elder Kim was dead as the North was rising up against Kim Jong-Il. Coronavirus cases in world rising by 1 million every three days. Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of violations in new cease-fire. Kyrgyzstan president declares state of emergency amid protests. Officials including Ri Pyong Chol, the recently appointed vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Korean Workers' Party, accompanied the North Korean leader -- a possible sign Ri has risen to a prominent position, according to South Korean network Yonhap TV on Wednesday. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Seoul National University, and is author of "North Korea before Kim Il Sung," which you buy here. Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Amid ongoing fighting, government officials from Armenia and Azerbaijan have traveled to Russia for negotiations that they hope will produce a cease-fire. He met a Mongolian delegation at Pyongyang airport, as if the whole world hadn't been talking about how he was shot and killed in a coup. Before Kim earned his "Eternal" presidency in 1994, however, he was the victim of a celebrity death … The only thing they know is Kim Il-Sung didn't die from a gunshot wound in 1986, instead dying from a heart attack in1994. Learn more about Kim’s life and career in this article. How and when did Kim Il Sung decide to make his son his heir? A mysterious broadcast from KPA soldiers on the inter-Korean border sparked panic in the South, Image: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1984-0601-041 / Mittelstädt, Rainer / CC-BY-SA 3.0, North Korean history holds many secrets. Naturally, the South Koreans went on high alert, waiting for the outcome of the death of North Korea's first Communist leader (and the only one since the end of World War II). Earlier Saturday, masked citizens lined up to lay flowers at the statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, the father of the current ruler, at Pyongyang’s Mansu Hill. "I understand they want to meet and we would certainly do that," Trump said. Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A Nigerian court handed out a rare death penalty sentence Friday to convicted serial killer Gracious David-West, accused in the deaths of nine women. On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump told Gray Television's Greta Van Susteren he would meet with Kim "if it was going to be helpful," Voice of America reported. But perhaps the strangest event in North Korean history was a message transmitted in November 1986 declaring Kim Il Sung to have died, over eight years before his actual death in July 1994. Swords and statues: North Korea shows off world leaders' gifts to Kim … Specialist news and analysis, research tools, and unique data sets. Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The Bank of International Settlements and seven central banks around the world published a report Friday that set a framework for a digital currency to work in conjunction with paper money.