Kim Il-sung had many names

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was founded in 1948 until Il-Sung Kim passed in 1994, usually known as North Korea, was led by Korean. From 1948 until 1972, he served as Prime Minister, and from 1972 until his death, he served as President. From 1949 through 1994, he served as the founder and head of the Workers' Party of Korea (titled as chairman from 1949 to 1966 and as general secretary after 1966). Invading South Korea in 1950, he came close to conquering the entire peninsula until the UN stepped in. A cease-fire was reached on July 27, 1953, ending the Korean War, also known as the Korean Civil War. The Korean War is still technically ongoing as of right now.

Kim Song-ju is the name his parents gave him. The family relocated to Manchuria in 1920 as a result of the opposition of both of his parents to Japanese authority over Korea. Young Kim joined a communist youth group after finishing school. From that point forward, he went by various aliases. "The Elder Grandson," "The Morning Star," and "The Light from the East" as you can see, Kim was meticulous in selecting his aliases. They were the names that held a deeper significance. At the age of 17, he adopted the name Kim Il-sung. Its meaning is "The Rising Sun."