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Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung

November 02, 2023

Kim Il Sung died of a sudden heart attack on the early morning of 8 July 1994 at age 82. North Korea's government did not report the death for more than 34 hours after it occurred. An official mourning period was declared from 8–17 July, during which the national flag was flown at half mast throughout the country, and all forms of amusement and dancing were prohibited.[1]

Death and funeral of Kim Il Sung
Official posthumous portrait of Kim Il Sung
Date8–17 July 1994
LocationPyongyang, North Korea
ParticipantsKim Jong Il and North Korean military, government and Korean Workers' Party elites

Radio Pyongyang reported that Kim had died from a stroke.[2] In the years prior to his death, he had been receiving treatment for diabetes as well as the hardening of arteries in his heart.[citation needed] His son Kim Jong Il was announced as North Korea's next leader with the title of "The Great Successor (Korean: 위대한 계승자)" that same day marked the start of North Korea becoming the world's first communist dynasty. Seventeen years later, he died on 17 December 2011 of the same cause of death as his father and Jong Il's demise was announced two days later.

Background edit

On the late morning just before 12:00 noon of 7 July 1994, Kim Il Sung collapsed at his residence in Hyangsan from a sudden heart attack. After the heart attack, his son Kim Jong Il ordered the team of doctors who were constantly at his father's side to leave, and arranged for the country's best doctors to be flown in from Pyongyang. After several hours, the doctors from Pyongyang arrived, but despite their efforts to save him, Kim Il Sung died at around 2:00 am local time on 8 July 1994.[3] His death was declared 34 hours later, respecting the traditional Confucian mourning period.[4]

The announcement of the death of the supreme leader was made live over Korean Central Television at noon by the channel's news presenter Chon Hyong-kyu on 9 July 1994.[5]

Kim Il Sung's death resulted in nationwide mourning and a ten-day mourning period was declared by Kim Jong Il. His funeral in Pyongyang was attended by hundreds of thousands of people from all over North Korea. Kim Il Sung's body was placed in a public mausoleum at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, where his preserved and embalmed body lies under a glass coffin for viewing purposes. His head rests on a Korean-style pillow and he is covered by the flag of the Workers' Party of Korea. Newsreel video of the funeral at Pyongyang was broadcast on several networks, and now can be found on various websites.[6] A further mourning period lasted until the third anniversary of his death in 1997.[7]

Reactions edit

Korean Peninsula edit

 
The original Statue of Kim Il Sung on Mansudae Hill (1972–2012)
  •   North Korea – On 9 July, Korean Central News Agency said that North Koreans "firmly resolve to remain loyal to the guidance of the Dear Leader Kim Jong Il". The agency described the so-called Dear Leader as "the reliable heir of Great Leader Kim Il Sung's revolutionary accomplishments".[8] In another broadcast, Kim was described as the "inheritor of North Korea's revolution and the chief of revolutionary forces".[9] On 11 July Japanese public television NHK said that North Korea's government completely blocked people and vehicles from passing through Tumen City, situated at the foot of the Tumen River, on the China–North Korea border, where border trade is actively taking place.[10]

International reactions edit

Funeral service edit

External video
  KCTV: Kim Il Sung funeral on 8 July 1994 – full video on YouTube

Kim Jong Il was chairman of the funeral committee. The committee also included Defense Minister O Jin-u, and Vice President Kim Yong-ju, who was Kim Il Sung's younger brother.[13]

The funeral committee released communique regarding the funeral:

The state Funeral Committee publishes the following decision for the whole party, all the people and the entire army to express the deepest condolences over the death of the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung and mourn him with the feelings of deep reverence:

The coffin of the respected leader Comrade Kim Il Sung will be laid in state at the Kumsusan Assembly Hall.

The period from 8th July to 17th July 1994, is set as the mourning period for the respected leader Comrade Kim Il Sung. The mourners will visit the bier from 11th July to 16th July 1994.

The mourning service for the last parting with the respected leader Comrade Kim Il Sung will be held solemnly in Pyongyang, the capital of revolution, on 17th July 1994.

At the time of the mourning service in Pyongyang, artillery salute will be fired in Pyongyang and provincial seats and the entire people across the country will observe a three-minute silence and all locomotives and ships sound whistles all at once in memory of the respected leader Comrade Kim Il Sung.

During the mourning period, memorial services will be held at all the organs and enterprises throughout the country and memorial services be held in all provinces, cities and counties while the memorial service is held in Pyongyang.

During the mourning period, organs and enterprises will hang the flag at half-mast, and all songs and dances, games and amusement will be banned.

Foreign mourning delegations will not be received.

— Korean Central News Agency, 8 July 1994[14]

The state funeral was scheduled to be held on 17 July[15] but was delayed until 19 July.[16] It included the observance of three minutes of silence throughout the country. Attendance to the funeral was two million people.[17]

Funeral committee edit

The funeral committee was chaired by Kim Jong Il and had 273 members,[18] including:[19]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ North Korea Quarterly. Institute of Asian Affairs. 1 January 1994. p. 56.
  2. ^ "Kim Il Sung, N. Korea's Longtime Leader, Dies : Asia: Death of Communist dictator at 82 comes weeks before North-South meeting. Experts expect instability". Los Angeles Times. 9 July 1994. from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ "KIM IL SUNG DEAD AT AGE 82; LED NORTH KOREA 5 DECADES; WAS NEAR TALKS WITH SOUTH". The New York Times. 9 July 1994.
  4. ^ Demick, Barbara: Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea. p. 92
  5. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the : "North Korean TV Kim Il Sung death announcement July 8th, 1994". YouTube.
  6. ^ Scenes of lamentation after Kim Il-sung's death
  7. ^ "North Korea ends mourning for Kim Il Sung". CNN. 8 July 1997. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  8. ^ The Independent, 11 July 1994, Monday, "The Korean Succession: Fears of power struggle in North Korea"
  9. ^ "South Korea assumes "for now" that Kim Il-sung died of natural causes", South Korean news agency, Seoul, in English, 11 July 1994, Monday
  10. ^ "Pyongyang prevents foreigners from entering until after 17th July", KBS Radio, Seoul, 11 July 1994
  11. ^ Eugene Bazhanov and Natasha Bazhanov, "The Evolution of Russian-Korea Relations", Asian Survey, vol. 34, no. 9 (1994).
  12. ^ "North Korean President Kim Il Sung Dies at 82". The Washington Post. 9 July 1994.
  13. ^ The Washington Times, 10 July 1994, Sunday, Final Edition, "The son takes charge in Pyongyang"
  14. ^ "State funeral committee issues communique: foreign delegations not allowed". Korean Central News Agency, Pyongyang, in English. 9 July 1994.
  15. ^ "Kim Il Sung dies of heart attack". The Straits Times. 10 July 1994.
  16. ^ "North Korea postpones Kim's funeral". The Straits Times. 17 July 1994.
  17. ^ Gall, Timothy L; Gall, Susan B (1999). Worldmark Chronology of the Nations: Asia. Vol. 3. Farmington Hills: Gale Group. p. 316. ISBN 0-7876-0521-2.
  18. ^ "Kim Il Sung". Cold War Reference Library. The Gale Group Inc. 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2019 – via Encyclopedia.com.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ . Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). 10 July 1994. p. 5. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Alt URL 9 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine

Further reading edit

  • "The Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung will Always Be with Us". History of Revolutionary Activities of President Kim Il Sung (PDF). Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. 2012. ISBN 9789946008882.
  • "January 1990—July 1994". Kim Il Sung: Condensed Biography (PDF). Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. 2001. OCLC 500072623.

External links edit

  • On the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the death of Kim Il-sung at Naenara

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Kim Il Sung died of a sudden heart attack on the early morning of 8 July 1994 at age 82 North Korea s government did not report the death for more than 34 hours after it occurred An official mourning period was declared from 8 17 July during which the national flag was flown at half mast throughout the country and all forms of amusement and dancing were prohibited 1 Death and funeral of Kim Il SungOfficial posthumous portrait of Kim Il SungDate8 17 July 1994LocationPyongyang North KoreaParticipantsKim Jong Il and North Korean military government and Korean Workers Party elitesRadio Pyongyang reported that Kim had died from a stroke 2 In the years prior to his death he had been receiving treatment for diabetes as well as the hardening of arteries in his heart citation needed His son Kim Jong Il was announced as North Korea s next leader with the title of The Great Successor Korean 위대한 계승자 that same day marked the start of North Korea becoming the world s first communist dynasty Seventeen years later he died on 17 December 2011 of the same cause of death as his father and Jong Il s demise was announced two days later Contents 1 Background 2 Reactions 2 1 Korean Peninsula 2 2 International reactions 3 Funeral service 4 Funeral committee 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksBackground editOn the late morning just before 12 00 noon of 7 July 1994 Kim Il Sung collapsed at his residence in Hyangsan from a sudden heart attack After the heart attack his son Kim Jong Il ordered the team of doctors who were constantly at his father s side to leave and arranged for the country s best doctors to be flown in from Pyongyang After several hours the doctors from Pyongyang arrived but despite their efforts to save him Kim Il Sung died at around 2 00 am local time on 8 July 1994 3 His death was declared 34 hours later respecting the traditional Confucian mourning period 4 The announcement of the death of the supreme leader was made live over Korean Central Television at noon by the channel s news presenter Chon Hyong kyu on 9 July 1994 5 Kim Il Sung s death resulted in nationwide mourning and a ten day mourning period was declared by Kim Jong Il His funeral in Pyongyang was attended by hundreds of thousands of people from all over North Korea Kim Il Sung s body was placed in a public mausoleum at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace where his preserved and embalmed body lies under a glass coffin for viewing purposes His head rests on a Korean style pillow and he is covered by the flag of the Workers Party of Korea Newsreel video of the funeral at Pyongyang was broadcast on several networks and now can be found on various websites 6 A further mourning period lasted until the third anniversary of his death in 1997 7 Reactions editKorean Peninsula edit nbsp The original Statue of Kim Il Sung on Mansudae Hill 1972 2012 nbsp North Korea On 9 July Korean Central News Agency said that North Koreans firmly resolve to remain loyal to the guidance of the Dear Leader Kim Jong Il The agency described the so called Dear Leader as the reliable heir of Great Leader Kim Il Sung s revolutionary accomplishments 8 In another broadcast Kim was described as the inheritor of North Korea s revolution and the chief of revolutionary forces 9 On 11 July Japanese public television NHK said that North Korea s government completely blocked people and vehicles from passing through Tumen City situated at the foot of the Tumen River on the China North Korea border where border trade is actively taking place 10 International reactions edit nbsp Russia President Boris Yeltsin did not send condolences due to the two nations strained relations at that period instead delegating the duty to the then Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin 11 nbsp United States President Bill Clinton expressed his hope that the talks will continue as appropriate Clinton said I extend sincere condolences to the people of North Korea on the death of President Kim Il Sung We appreciate his leadership in resuming the talks between our governments 12 Funeral service editExternal video nbsp KCTV Kim Il Sung funeral on 8 July 1994 full video on YouTubeKim Jong Il was chairman of the funeral committee The committee also included Defense Minister O Jin u and Vice President Kim Yong ju who was Kim Il Sung s younger brother 13 The funeral committee released communique regarding the funeral The state Funeral Committee publishes the following decision for the whole party all the people and the entire army to express the deepest condolences over the death of the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung and mourn him with the feelings of deep reverence The coffin of the respected leader Comrade Kim Il Sung will be laid in state at the Kumsusan Assembly Hall The period from 8th July to 17th July 1994 is set as the mourning period for the respected leader Comrade Kim Il Sung The mourners will visit the bier from 11th July to 16th July 1994 The mourning service for the last parting with the respected leader Comrade Kim Il Sung will be held solemnly in Pyongyang the capital of revolution on 17th July 1994 At the time of the mourning service in Pyongyang artillery salute will be fired in Pyongyang and provincial seats and the entire people across the country will observe a three minute silence and all locomotives and ships sound whistles all at once in memory of the respected leader Comrade Kim Il Sung During the mourning period memorial services will be held at all the organs and enterprises throughout the country and memorial services be held in all provinces cities and counties while the memorial service is held in Pyongyang During the mourning period organs and enterprises will hang the flag at half mast and all songs and dances games and amusement will be banned Foreign mourning delegations will not be received Korean Central News Agency 8 July 1994 14 The state funeral was scheduled to be held on 17 July 15 but was delayed until 19 July 16 It included the observance of three minutes of silence throughout the country Attendance to the funeral was two million people 17 Funeral committee editThe funeral committee was chaired by Kim Jong Il and had 273 members 18 including 19 Kim Jong Il O Jin u Kang Song san Ri Jong ok Pak Song chol Kim Yong ju Kim Pyong sik Kim Yong nam Choe Kwang Kye Ung thae Jon Pyong ho Han Song ryong So Yun sok Kim Chang man Choe Thae bok Choe Yong rim Hong Song nam Kang Hui won Yang Hyong sop Hong Sok hyong Yon Hyong muk Ri Son il Kim Chol su Kim Ki nam Kim Kuk thae Hwang Jang yop Kim Pok sin Kim Chang ju Kim Yun hyok Jang Chol Kong Jin tae Yun Ki bok Pak Nam gi Jon Mun sop Yu Mi yong Hyon Jun kuk Won Tong ku Ri Ha il Kim Ik hyon Ri Chang son O Kuk ryol Kwon Hui kyong Kang Sok sung Choe Hui jong No Myong kwon Jong Ha chol Kim Tu nam Paek Hak rim Chi Chang ik Ri Yong u Ri Chi chang Choe Pok hyon Kim Chang o Ri Sok paek Pak Yong sop Ri Chol pong Jong Jun ki Hwang Sun hui Sin Sang kyun Jong Ha chol Kim Ki ryong Kang Hyon su Pak Sung kil Kim Hak chol Paek Pom su Choe Mun son Im Hyong ku Ri Kun mo Hyon Chol kyu Ri Kil song Im Su man Ri Ul sol Kim Pong ryul Kim Kwang sin Kim Jong gak O Ryong pang Kim Myong kuk O Yun hwi Kim Pyok sik Jang Song u Jon Jin su Chu Sang jong Kim Yong chul Cho Myong rok Kim Il chol Paek Chang sik Kim Yong hun Kang Tong yun Pak Chi su Han In chol Kim Ha kyu Nam Sang nak Hyon Chol hae Ri Pong won Kim Pyong yul Chu Song il Choe Yong hae Choe Song suk Kim Song ae Paek In jun Ri Mong ho Mun Song sul Yom Ki sun Ri Yong chol Jang Song paek Kim Si hakSee also editDeath and state funeral of Kim Jong Il Kim Il Sung bibliography List of largest funerals List of things named after Kim Il SungReferences edit North Korea Quarterly Institute of Asian Affairs 1 January 1994 p 56 Kim Il Sung N Korea s Longtime Leader Dies Asia Death of Communist dictator at 82 comes weeks before North South meeting Experts expect instability Los Angeles Times 9 July 1994 Archived from the original on 28 April 2020 Retrieved 7 November 2021 KIM IL SUNG DEAD AT AGE 82 LED NORTH KOREA 5 DECADES WAS NEAR TALKS WITH SOUTH The New York Times 9 July 1994 Demick Barbara Nothing to Envy Ordinary Lives in North Korea p 92 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine North Korean TV Kim Il Sung death announcement July 8th 1994 YouTube Scenes of lamentation after Kim Il sung s death North Korea ends mourning for Kim Il Sung CNN 8 July 1997 Retrieved 9 May 2015 The Independent 11 July 1994 Monday The Korean Succession Fears of power struggle in North Korea South Korea assumes for now that Kim Il sung died of natural causes South Korean news agency Seoul in English 11 July 1994 Monday Pyongyang prevents foreigners from entering until after 17th July KBS Radio Seoul 11 July 1994 Eugene Bazhanov and Natasha Bazhanov The Evolution of Russian Korea Relations Asian Survey vol 34 no 9 1994 North Korean President Kim Il Sung Dies at 82 The Washington Post 9 July 1994 The Washington Times 10 July 1994 Sunday Final Edition The son takes charge in Pyongyang State funeral committee issues communique foreign delegations not allowed Korean Central News Agency Pyongyang in English 9 July 1994 Kim Il Sung dies of heart attack The Straits Times 10 July 1994 North Korea postpones Kim s funeral The Straits Times 17 July 1994 Gall Timothy L Gall Susan B 1999 Worldmark Chronology of the Nations Asia Vol 3 Farmington Hills Gale Group p 316 ISBN 0 7876 0521 2 Kim Il Sung Cold War Reference Library The Gale Group Inc 2004 Retrieved 7 February 2019 via Encyclopedia com permanent dead link 금수산 의사당서 10일장 김일성 장례 어떻게 치르나 Seoul Shinmun in Korean 10 July 1994 p 5 Archived from the original on 18 August 2020 Alt URL Archived 9 February 2019 at the Wayback MachineFurther reading edit The Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung will Always Be with Us History of Revolutionary Activities of President Kim Il Sung PDF Pyongyang Foreign Languages Publishing House 2012 ISBN 9789946008882 January 1990 July 1994 Kim Il Sung Condensed Biography PDF Pyongyang Foreign Languages Publishing House 2001 OCLC 500072623 External links editOn the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the death of Kim Il sung at Naenara Portals nbsp 1990s nbsp North Korea nbsp Politics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung amp oldid 1176614233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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