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List of heads of state of North Korea

Index List of heads of state of North Korea

The following is a list of heads of state of North Korea since its founding in 1948. [1]

19 relations: Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, Choe Yong-gon (army commander), Death and state funeral of Kim Il-sung, Death and state funeral of Kim Jong-il, Emblem of North Korea, Eternal leaders of Juche Korea, Government of North Korea, Head of state, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Tu-bong, Kim Yong-nam, List of leaders of North Korea, North Korea, Politics of North Korea, Premier of North Korea, Supreme People's Assembly, Workers' Party of Korea.

Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea

The Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the head of the Workers' Party of Korea, the ruling party of North Korea.

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Choe Yong-gon (army commander)

Choe Yong-gon (21 June 1900 – 19 September 1976) was the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army from 1948 to 1950, North Korean defence minister from 1948 to 1957, and the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea from 1957 to 1972.

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Death and state funeral of Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung died unexpectedly on the afternoon of 8 July 1994 at age 82.

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Death and state funeral of Kim Jong-il

The death of Kim Jong-il was reported by North Korean state television news on 19 December 2011.

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Emblem of North Korea

The National Emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the coat of arms of North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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Eternal leaders of Juche Korea

The official designation of Eternal Leaders of Juche Korea (주체조선의 영원한 수령) was established by a line in the preamble to the Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as amended on 30 June 2016, and in subsequent revisions.

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Government of North Korea

In the government of North Korea, the Cabinet is the administrative and executive body.

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Head of state

A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona that officially represents the national unity and legitimacy of a sovereign state.

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Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung (or Kim Il Sung) (born Kim Sŏng-ju; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the first leader of North Korea, from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.

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Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il (or Kim Jong Il) (16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was the second Supreme Leader of North Korea, from the death of his father Kim Il-sung, the first Supreme Leader of North Korea, in 1994 until his own death in 2011.

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Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un (born 8 January 1983) is a North Korean politician serving as leader of North Korea since 2011 and Leader of the Workers' Party of Korea since 2012.

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Kim Tu-bong

Kim Tu-bong (February 16, 1889 – March 1958 or later) was the 1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea from 1946 to 1949.

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Kim Yong-nam

Kim Yong-nam (born 4 February 1928) is the President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, a position he has held since 1998.

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List of leaders of North Korea

This article lists the political leaders of North Korea, officially called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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North Korea

North Korea (Chosŏn'gŭl:조선; Hanja:朝鮮; Chosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (abbreviated as DPRK, PRK, DPR Korea, or Korea DPR), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

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Politics of North Korea

The politics of North Korea (officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) takes place within the framework of the official state philosophy, Juche, a concept created by Hwang Jang-yop and later attributed to Kim Il-sung.

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Premier of North Korea

The Premier of the Cabinet is nominally the non-executive head of government of North Korea.

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Supreme People's Assembly

The Supreme People's Assembly (Chosongul: 최고 인민 회의) is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea.

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Workers' Party of Korea

The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the founding and ruling political party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the largest party represented in the Supreme People's Assembly.

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Redirects here:

Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, List of Presidents of North Korea, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly, Presidents of North Korea.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_North_Korea

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