North Korea leader notes

So who's in charge?
- Kim Il-Sung ( 1912-1994)
- ruled from 1948-1994
        - Prime Minister 1948-1994
        - President 1972 until death
- Great Leader. Eternal Leader. Supreme Leader, Eternal President of the Republic
- Under Kim Il-Sung
- Kim Il-Sung viewed as god
- establishment of "cult of personality"
- The people are required to show extreme denotation to him
- during early part of his rule, the state destroyed over 2000 Buddhist and Christian churches

Passing the torch
- Kim Jong-Il (1941-2011)
- Ruled from 1994-2011 as supreme leader

The present supreme leader
- Kim Jong-Un
- Born in 1983
- Became supreme leader
- December 17, 2011, after death of his father
- 32 years-old the worlds youngest leader