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The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun (Korean: 금수산태양궁전), formerly the Kumsusan Memorial Palace (금수산기념궁전), is a building near the northeast corner of the city of Pyongyang that serves as the mausoleum for Kim Il Sung, first Supreme Leader and founder of North Korea, and for his son Kim Jong Il, whose preserved bodies have been displayed publicly since their deaths in 1994 ...
The death of Kim Jong Il (Korean: 김정일의 죽음과 국장) was reported by North Korean state television news on 19 December 2011. [1] The presenter Ri Chun-hee announced that he had died on 17 December at 8:30 am of a massive heart attack while traveling by train to an area outside Pyongyang.
According to Lankov, in the early 1970s, Kim Jong Il reportedly pointed to "a major shortcoming of North Korean archaeology: archaeologists had failed to locate the tomb of King Tongmyŏng". [10] In 1974, North Korean archaeologists produced the required tomb which was duly 'restored' and became a tourist attraction.
Following the death of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung in 1994, he was embalmed by Russian scientists. He is displayed in a mausoleum in the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang. After Kim Jong Il died in 2011, he joined his father on display after being embalmed by scientists from the Lenin Lab in a laboratory that was built into the ...
Kim Jong-Il's death marks the end of an era for North Korea, but the story has taken over headlines for other consequential reasons as well. His death and the potential succession of his son bring ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011 For the South Korean long jumper, see Kim Jong-il (long jumper). In this Korean name, the family name is Kim. Eternal General Secretary Kim Jong Il 김정일 Kim in August 2011 General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea In office 8 October ...
Their birthdays — April 15 for Kim Il Sung, and Feb. 16 for Kim Jong Il — are typically celebrated with tributes to their giant statues, dance parties, fireworks and art performances.
An immortality tower (or pagoda of eternal life, 永生塔) are tower-shaped monuments in North Korea to commemorate the Eternal President Kim Il Sung and the Eternal General Kim Jong Il. Towers of immortality exist in various locations across the country and are a form of the Cult of Personality for the former holders of power in North Korea.