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List of things named after Kim Il sung

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List of things named after 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". North Korea claims that "[m]ore than 480 streets, institutions and organizations in 100 countries were named after Kim Il Sung". Since Kim Il-sung's name Il-sung can mean "the Sun", many things named after him are actually called this way.

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Schools

  • Kim Il-sung College for Physics – located in Pochon County, Ryanggang Province and named to commemorate the 1937 Battle of Pochonbo
  • Kim Il-sung Military University – school for selected commissioned officers.
  • Kim Il-sung University – called that since it opened in 1946
  • Kim Il-sung University of Politics
  • Kim Il-sung Open University
  • Kim Il-sung Higher Party School – the country's top school for the selected few
  • Kim Il-sung Research Institute of Agricultural Science – in Guinea
  • "Kim Il-sung Research Institute" – generic name for classrooms in large elementary schools dedicated to studying Kim Il-sung

    • Museums

  • South Hamgyong Museum of the Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim Il-sung – in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province
  • Sinuiju Museum of the Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim Il-sung – in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province
  • South Pyongan Museum of the Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim Il-sung – in Pyongsong, South Pyongan Province
  • Kim Il-sung Revolutionary Museum – in Chongjin
  • Chagang Provincial Comrade Kim Il-sung Revolutionary Museum – in Chagang Province
  • Museum of President Kim Il-sung's Revolutionary Activities – in Wonsan, Kangwon Province
  • Museum of President Kim Il-sung's Revolutionary Activities – in Ryanggang Province

    • Streets, squares and parks

  • Several streets in foreign countries. North Korea claims 450 in 100 countries. There is a "Kim Il-sung Street" or equivalent in:
  • Hamhung, North Korea
  • Maputo, Mozambique
  • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Damascus, Syria
  • Kim Il-sung Square
  • Kim Il-sung Park in Damascus, Syria. Inaugurated in 2015.

    • Awards

  • Kim Il-sung Award
  • Kim Il-sung Medal
  • Kim Il-sung Prize
  • International Kim Il-sung Prize
  • Order of Kim Il-sung
  • Kim Il-sung Youth Honor Prize
  • Kim Il-sung Children Honor Prize

    • Other

  • 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
  • Kim Il-sung Stadium – formerly Pyongyang Municipal Stadium
  • Kim Il-sung Socialist Youth League – named by Kim Jong-il in 1996 after Kim Il-sung's death two years earlier
  • "Kimilsungism" – The Juche idea was officially named "Kimilsungism" in 1974
  • "Song of General Kim Il-sung" – composed by Kim Won-gyun in 1946, its lyrics are carved in stones across the country
  • "Kim Il-sung Constitution" – name of the 1998 constitution, that made Kim Il-sung the Eternal President of the country after his death

    • Named after the Sun

  • Day of the Sun – designated in 1997 after a three-year mourning period following the death of Kim Il-sung
  • Kumsusan Palace of the Sun

    • 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.

    • References

    List of things named after Kim Il-sung Wikipedia
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