Kim Il Sung | The Dictator's Playbook
He was a legendary guerilla fighter, battling to free Korea from Japanese occupation in the 1930s. He went on to start the Korean war—and establish North Korea as the most controlled society on earth. How did Kim Il Sung rise to power, transform himself into a “living god,” and launch a dictatorship that has lasted for three generations?
Of the dictators we meet in this series, Kim Il Sung has probably had the most enduring impact.
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