List of things named after Kim Il-sung
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Kimilsungia is the namesake flower of Kim Il-sung.
Kim Il-sung was the founder and first leader of North Korea. Jane Portal, the author of Art Under Control in North Korea, assesses that: "[i]t is probably the case that Kim Il-sung [had] more buildings named after him during his lifetime than any other leader in history".[1] North Korea claims that "[m]ore than 480 streets, institutions and organizations in 100 countries were named after Kim Il Sung".[2] Since Kim Il-sung's name Il-sung can mean "the Sun", many things named after him are actually called this way.[3]
List
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Schools
- Kim Il-sung College for Physics[4] – located in Pochon County, Ryanggang Province and named to commemorate the 1937 Battle of Pochonbo[5]
- Kim Il-sung Military University[4] – school for selected commissioned officers.[5]
- Kim Il-sung University – called that since it opened in 1946[6]
- Kim Il-sung University of Politics[7]
- Kim Il-sung Open University[4]
- Kim Il-sung Higher Party School[4] – the country's top school for the selected few[5]
- Kim Il-sung Research Institute of Agricultural Science – in Guinea[8]
- "Kim Il-sung Research Institute" – generic name for classrooms in large elementary schools dedicated to studying Kim Il-sung[9]
Streets, squares and parks
"Kim Il Sung Lane" in Damascus is one of as much as 450 streets around the world named after the North Korean president.
- Several streets in foreign countries.[10] North Korea claims 450 in 100 countries.[11] There is a "Kim Il-sung Street" or equivalent in:
- Kim Il-sung Square[16]
- Kim Il-sung Park in Damascus, Syria. Inaugurated in 2015.[15]
Awards
- Kim Il-sung Award[4]
- Kim Il-sung Medal[4]
- Kim Il-sung Prize[17]
- International Kim Il-sung Prize[18]
- Order of Kim Il-sung[19]
- Kim Il-sung Youth Honor Prize[19]
- Kim Il-sung Children Honor Prize[19]
Other
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A plague dedicated to "Kimilsungism" at the Juche Tower
- Kimilsungia – an orchid presented to Kim Il-sung by Indonesia's leader Sukarno in 1965 and named after Kim when introduced to North Korea in 1977[20]
- Kim Il-sung Stadium – formerly Pyongyang Municipal Stadium[21]
- Kim Il-sung Socialist Youth League – named by Kim Jong-il in 1996 after Kim Il-sung's death two years earlier[22]
- "Kimilsungism" – The Juche idea was officially named "Kimilsungism" in 1974[23]
- "Song of General Kim Il-sung" – composed by Kim Won-gyun in 1946,[24] its lyrics are carved in stones across the country[25]
- "Kim Il-sung Constitution" – name of the 1998 constitution,[4] that made Kim Il-sung the Eternal President of the country after his death[26]
Named after the Sun
- Day of the Sun – designated in 1997 after a three-year mourning period following the death of Kim Il-sung[20]
- Kumsusan Palace of the Sun[3]
Proposed namings
- "Kim Il-sung City" – proposed name for Pyongyang after Kim Il-sung's death. Another proposal was to name Pyongyang "Kim Jong-il City" and name Seoul "Kim Il-sung City" once reunification would be attained.[27]
See also
References
- ↑ Portal 2005, p. 90.
- ↑ ""Kim Il Sung's Korea", Special Write-ups to Centenary of His Birth (27)". web.archive.org. KCNA. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- 1 2 Lim 2015, p. 88.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lim 2015, p. 37.
- 1 2 3 "The best North Korean schools named after Kim Il Sung" (PDF). 3 February 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ Andrei Lankov (3 November 2008). "(260) Kim Il-sung University". koreatimes. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "13th Supreme People's Assembly election compilation". North Korean Economy Watch. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ "August Name of Kim Il Sung" (PDF). Bulletin (krld.pl) 170: 2. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ Demick, Barbara (29 December 2009). Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea. Random House Publishing Group. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-385-52961-7.
- ↑ Kwon & Chung 2012, p. 140.
- ↑ Suki Kim (4 December 2014). Without You, There Is No Us: My secret life teaching the sons of North Korea's elite. Ebury Publishing. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-4735-2765-2. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ Charles K. Armstrong (25 June 2013). Tyranny of the Weak: North Korea and the World, 1950–1992. Cornell University Press. pp. [1924]. ISBN 978-0-8014-6893-3.
- ↑ Paul Moorcraft (31 October 2011). Inside the Danger Zones: Travels to Arresting Places. Biteback Publishing. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-84954-280-7. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ Kate Mayberry (12 July 2012). "Wrestling with N Korean diplomacy – Al Jazeera Blogs". Al Jazeera Blogs. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
Kate Mayberry
- 1 2 Elizabeth Whitman (31 August 2015). "Syria Pledges Support For North Korea, Kim Jong Un: Baath Party Praises Pyongyang For Strong Relations Amid 'Terrorism' Threats". International Business Times. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ Andrei Lankov (10 April 2013). The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-19-996430-7. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ Michael Breen (1 February 2012). Kim Jong-Il, Revised and Updated: Kim Jong-il: North Koreas Dear Leader, Revised and Updated Edition. John Wiley & Sons. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-118-15377-2. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ James Hoare (13 July 2012). Historical Dictionary of Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Scarecrow Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-8108-6151-0. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 Kim Da Seul (22 June 2012). "Kim Il Sung's Image on Medals Changed". dailynk.com. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- 1 2 Lim 2015, p. 38.
- ↑ Mark Edward Harris (8 March 2007). Inside North Korea. Chronicle Books. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-8118-5751-2. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Assessing the leadership transition in North Korea: Using network analysis of field inspections, 1997–2012". sciencedirect.com. p. 145. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "'Juche(Self-Reliance)' Ideology". KBS. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ Portal 2005, p. 92.
- ↑ Portal 2005, p. 93.
- ↑ Kwon & Chung 2012, p. 72.
- ↑ Mok Yong Jae (12 February 2012). "Kim Jong Il's Name Set for Widespread Use". dailynk.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
Sources
- Kwon, Heonik; Chung, Byung-Ho (12 March 2012). North Korea: Beyond Charismatic Politics. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-1577-1. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Lim, Jae-Cheon (24 March 2015). Leader Symbols and Personality Cult in North Korea: The Leader State. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-56741-7. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Portal, Jane (15 August 2005). Art Under Control in North Korea. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-236-2. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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