Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
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since 17 December 2011 | |
Type | |
Term length | Life tenure |
Formation | 9 September 1948 |
First holder | Kim Il Sung |
Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 조선민주주의인민공화국최고령도자 |
North Korea portal |
The title of supreme leader (Korean: 최고령도자; MR: Ch'oego Ryŏngdoja) of North Korea generally means the de facto top leader of the Workers' Party of Korea, the state and the Korean People's Army. Most of North Korea's leaders, who are called Supreme Leader, were not called this until after their death, going by other names like "Great Leader" and "Dear Leader" during their lifetimes. The leaders of North Korea also go by many other names and titles, see the lists of titles of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un.
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