the kim family came to power in north korea in 1948.
the kim family came to power in north korea in 1948.
when did the kim family come to power in north korea?
1948
bullet::::- moody awori former vice president.









































bullet::::- aggrey awori, formerly member of parliament and minister in uganda.









































section::::kiribati.









































the tong family









































bullet::::- anote tong (president of kiribati, 2003– )









































bullet::::- harry tong (brother of anote tong; leader, national progressive party)









































section::::korea, north.









































the kim family (1948–present)









































bullet::::- kim il-sung (leader of north korea, 1948–1994), founder of north korea









































bullet::::- kim jong-il (leader of north korea, 1994–2011), son of kim il-sung









































bullet::::- kim jong-un (leader of north korea, 2011–present), grandson of kim il-sung









































other members of kim family









































bullet::::- kim jong-nam (first son of kim jong-il)
list of political families
the kim dynasty began with kim il-sung, the first leader of the wpk and north korea. the official ideology is that the north korean system functions "well" because it was established by kim il-sung, whose successors follow his bloodline. every child is educated in "the revolutionary history of the great leader" and "the revolutionary history of the dear leader" (kim jong-il). kim il-sung's first choice as successor was kim yong-ju, his brother, but he later decided to appoint his son kim jong-il instead; this decision was formalized at the 6th congress. kim jong-il appointed his youngest son, kim jong-un, as his successor at the 3rd wpk conference in 2010, and his son succeeded him in early 2011. because of the familial succession and the appointment of family members to high office, the kim family has been called a dynasty and a royal family. suh dae-sook, the author of "kim il sung: the north korean leader", notes that "what he [kim il-sung] has built in the north however, resembles more a political system to accommodate his personal rule than a communist or socialist state in korea. it is not the political system he built that will survive him; it is his son [kim jong-il], whom he has designated heir, who will succeed his reign." the ruling kim family in north korea (kim il-sung, kim jong-il and kim jong-un) has been described as a "de facto" absolute monarchy or "hereditary dictatorship". in 2013, clause 2 of article 10 of the new edited ten fundamental principles of the workers' party of korea states that the party and revolution must be carried "eternally" by the "baekdu( kim's) bloodline".
workers' party of korea