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Kim Il Sung
Kim Il Sung was a Korean communist who fought as a guerrilla against Japan in Manchuria and later served in the Soviet army. Brought back to Korea by the Soviet occupation in 1945, he became chairman of the Provisional People's Committee for North Korea in 1946 and leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 1948. He launched the Korean War in 1950 and ruled until his death, founding a dynasty continued by his son and grandson.
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