Kim Il Sung's Early Life

  • Kim Il Sung Birthdate

    Kim Il Sung was born in a small town near Pyongyang, Korea.
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    Kim Il Sung's Early Life

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    Kim's Family moved to China

    Kim and his family fled to China. This is where he attended school. They moved here due to the Japanese annexing Korea in 1910.
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    Kim Il Sung Expelled From School

    In 1929, he was expelled from school and put in jail for fighting against Japanese expansion into China.
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    Joined Underground Communist Youth League

    At this time, Kim Il Sung was 19.
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    Leading Korean Guerillas

    By 1932, Kim was leading Korean Guerillas on raids against the Japanese in northern Korea.
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    Kim Goes to the Soviet Union

    In 1941 Kim (and his followers) went to the Soviet Union.