1-14-15 Class

Today in Human Geo we continued on the North Korea unit. Today we talked about the three Leaders of North Korea. The first leader of North Korea id Kim Il Sung. He was born in 1912 and died in 1994. He ruled from 1948-1994. He ruled as Prime Minister From 1948-1972. He ruled as President from 1972 until death. He was referred to as Great Leader, Eternal Leader, Supreme Leader, and Eternal President of the Republic. The next leader of North Korea is Kim Il- Sung is viewed as a god. Established of “cult personality.” The people are required to show extreme devotion to him. During the early part of his rule the state destroyed over 2,000 Buddhist temples and Christian churches. The next leader is Kin Jong- Il. He ruled from 1994-2011. The current leader of North Korea is Kim Jong- Un. He was born in 1983. He became Supreme Leader on December 17, 2011, after death of his father. He attended school in Switzerland. He is obsessed with basketball and computer games.