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18:49 KST 13°C Cloudy
KOSPI 5,290.53 −0.98%
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Samsung Elec. 206,000 −0.96%
SK Hynix 1,216,000 −3.03%
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New Does North Korea Have Internet? Kwangmyong, Phones and USBs
New Ulzzang Fashion (얼짱): The 2010s Look and How to Wear It Now
New Korean Words in Kdramas: 25 From Oppa (오빠) to Daebak
New Parasite Movie Explained: The Stairs, the Smell, the Ending

Kim Family North Korea: How 3 Rulers Passed Down Power

November 13, 2026November 13, 2026 North Korea 14 min read

Mansu Hill Grand Monument (33012341451) (kim family north korea)

Since 1948, the Kim family North Korea was built around has produced 3 leaders, all from one bloodline. Kim Il-sung (김일성) founded the state with Soviet backing, his son Kim Jong-il (김정일) took over in 1994, and his grandson Kim Jong Un (김정은) has ruled since December 2011.