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was born in a village of mangyondae southwest of the Pyongyang capital
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kim sung il was expelled and jailed for political activities against the japanese expansion. afer the passin gof his parents kim joined various anti-japanenes guerrille bands movements then a age nineteen he joined a underground communist younth league.
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kim had become leader of a small band of korean partisans that he led to attack remote japanese outpost in some northern villages
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the japanese had eliminateded all guerrille activities in the region kim was forced to flee with his comrades into eastern siberia
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kim rejoind the chinese guerrille movement near Vladivostock, where he married a fellow partisan and him and his group received soviet military training
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kim returned to Korea as a major in the Soviet Red Army designated by the soviet occupation
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kim wanted to unify the north and the south so him with the support of the soviet union crossed the 38th parallel to invade south korea to reach seoul within three days
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emphaazied on heavyindsty and colective farming which made north koreas economy thrive for two decades but after awhile the economy began to decline do to great cost in the military
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he remained in until 1984 but passed it down to to his son kim jong il so can can go into semi retirement
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kim sung il died of a heart attack