Kim 101: How well do you know North Korea's leaders?
North Korea's new supreme leader Kim Jong-un appears to be securing his hold on the country's reins last held by his father, Kim Jong-il. Observers of his recent speech, his first as leader, say that he seems to be imitating his grandfather, the country's founder, Kim Il-sung, in mannerism and appearance in order to instill confidence and control. But the Kims are known as much for their eccentricities and cults of personality as they are for their iron-fisted rule. How well do you know Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and Kim Jong-un?
1. Kim Il-sung is recognized by North Koreans as the founder of their country, but he had foreign help. What country aided his rise?
A bronze monument of the late North Korean leader Kim Il-sung stands at the Samjiyon Grand Monument area in Samjiyon, North Korea, at the base of Mount Paektu. (David Guttenfelder/AP)
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China |
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Imperial Japan |
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The Soviet Union |
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The United States |
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