Order of Kim Il-sung

Order of Kim Il-sung
2012 revision of the order
Type	Order
Awarded for	Outstanding services to the republic of the Korean nation and Juche
Statistics
Established	March 1972
Precedence
Equivalent	Order of Kim Jong-il
Next (lower)	Order of the National Flag[1]
Ribbon of the Order of Kim Il-sung

The Order of Kim Il-sung is the highest order of North Korea, along with the Order of Kim Jong-il.^[2]

The order was instituted on 20 March 1972^[3] on the occasion of the 60th birthday of Kim Il-sung.^[4] According to North Korean sources, Kim Jong-il was to be the first recipient but he declined and received the honor only in 1979.^[4] The order is traditionally awarded on 15 April every year^[1] for "outstanding services to the Republic of the Korean nation and Juche".^[5] It can be awarded to individuals, working organizations, or establishments of education.

There is also a medal of Kim Il-sung, known as the Kim Il-sung Prize.

Recipients

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• Kim Gwang-jin (twice: December 1978 and April 1985)^[6]
• Kim Jong-il (four times: 3 April 1979, 7 April 1982, 7 April 1992, and 2012)^{[7][8][9][10]}
• Paek In-jun (May 1980)^[11]
• Kang Seok-ju (twice: April 1982 and April 1992)^[12]
• Kim Ki-nam (twice: April 1982 and April 1992)^[13]
• Kim Tu-nam (twice: April 1982 and April 1992)^[14]
• O Kuk-ryol (twice: April 1982 and April 1992)^[15]
• Choe Yong-rim (April 1982)^[16]
• Jo Myong-rok (April 1982)^[17]
• Jon Pyong-ho (April 1982)^[18]
• Jong Chang-ryol (April 1982)^[19]
• Kang Sok-ju (April 1992)^[20]
• Kim Sung-ae (April 1982)^[21]
• Kim Yong-sun^[22]
• O Jin-u (April 1982)^[23]
• Paek Hak-rim (April 1982)^[11]
• Kim Bok-shin (1982)^[24]
• Pak Nam-gi (twice: April 1985 and April 1992)^[25]
• Ri Tu-ik (April 1982)^[26]
• Kim Chung-il (twice: April 1987 and April 1992)^[27]
• Jang Sung-taek (April 1992)^[28]
• Kang Hyeon-su (April 1992)^[29]
• Choe Song-su (October 1995)^[30]
• Kim Man-sik (2010)^[31]
• Han Duk-su (three times)^[32]
• Ri Jong-ok^[33]
• Ryu Mi-yong^[34]
• Kim Il-sung University^[35]

See also

• Orders and medals of North Korea

References

1. Yonhap News Agency (27 December 2002). North Korea Handbook. Seoul: M.E. Sharpe. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.
2. "Order of Kim Jong Il Instituted". kcna.co.jp. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
3. North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 960.
4. Armstrong, Chalres (25 April 2012). "Hereditary Succession in North Korea: Lessons of the Past". 38 North. U.S.-Korea Institute (SAIS). Retrieved 2015-10-14.
5. "Order of Kim Il Sung". medal.com.cn. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
6. North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 835.
7. "General Secretary Kim Jong Il's Chronology Part I (1942–1979)". korea-np.co.jp. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
8. "General Secretary Kim Jong Il's Chronology Part II (1980–1990)". korea-np.co.jp. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
9. "General Secretary Kim Jong Il's Chronology Part III (1990–1997)". korea-np.co.jp. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
10. "N. Korea confers top honor to late leader Kim Jong-il". koreaherald.com. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
11. North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 756.
12. North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 818.
13. North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 833.
14. North Korea Handbook 2002, pp. 831-832.
15. "O Kuk Ryol" (PDF). nkleadershipwatch.files.wordpress.com. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
16. "Choe Yong-rim" (PDF). nkleadershipwatch.files.wordpress.com. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
17. Hoare 2012, p. 190.
18. "Jon Pyong Ho" (PDF). nkleadershipwatch.files.wordpress.com. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
19. North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 802.
20. Hoare 2012, p. 199.
21. North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 854.
22. Len, Samuel (28 October 2003). "Pyongyang official dies of crash injuries". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
23. North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 869.
24. Hoare 2012, p. 202.
25. Hoare 2012, p. 302.
26. North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 886.
27. North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 829.
28. Hoare 2012, p. 183.
29. North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 815.
30. North Korea Handbook 2002, p. 768.
31. "Builders in Construction of Power Stations Commended". kcna.co.jp. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
32. "Chairman Han Duk Su of CHONGRYUN Passes Away". korea-np.co.jp. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
33. "Ri Jong Ok passes away". Wayback Machine. KCNA. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
34. "Birthday Spread to Ryu Mi Yong". Naenara. KCNA. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
35. "Университет имени Ким Ир Сена". dprk.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 23 August 2010.

Sources

• Hoare, James (13 July 2012). Historical Dictionary of Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6151-0.
• Yonhap News Agency (27 December 2002). North Korea Handbook. Seoul: M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.