List of things named after Kim Il-sung
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File:Laika ac Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Exhibition House (7984386129).jpg
Kimilsungia is the namesake flower of Kim Il-sung.
Kim Il-sung was the founder and first leader of North Korea. Jane Portal, the author of Art Under Control in North Korea, assesses that: "[i]t is probably the case that Kim Il-sung [had] more buildings named after him during his lifetime than any other leader in history".[1] North Korea claims that "[m]ore than 480 streets, institutions and organizations in 100 countries were named after Kim Il Sung".[2] Since Kim Il-sung's name Il-sung can mean "the Sun", many things named after him are actually called this way.[3]
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Schools
- Kim Il-sung College for Physics[4] – located in Pochon County, Ryanggang Province and named to commemorate the 1937 Battle of Pochonbo[5]
- Kim Il-sung Military University[4] – school for selected commissioned officers.[5]
- Kim Il-sung University – called that since it opened in 1946[6]
- Kim Il-sung University of Politics[7]
- Kim Il-sung Open University[4]
- Kim Il-sung Higher Party School[4] – the country's top school for the selected few[5]
- Kim Il-sung Research Institute of Agricultural Science – in Guinea[8]
- "Kim Il-sung Research Institute" – generic name for classrooms in large elementary schools dedicated to studying Kim Il-sung[9]
Museums
- South Hamgyong Museum of the Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim Il-sung – in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province[10]
- Sinuiju Museum of the Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim Il-sung – in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province[11]
- South Pyongan Museum of the Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim Il-sung – in Pyongsong, South Pyongan Province[12]
- Kim Il-sung Revolutionary Museum – in Chongjin[13]
- Chagang Provincial Comrade Kim Il-sung Revolutionary Museum – in Chagang Province[14]
- Museum of President Kim Il-sung's Revolutionary Activities – in Wonsan, Kangwon Province[15]
- Museum of President Kim Il-sung's Revolutionary Activities – in Ryanggang Province[16]
Streets, squares and parks
File:Kim Il-sung Lane street sign.jpg
"Kim Il Sung Lane" in Damascus is one of as many as 450 streets around the world named after the North Korean president.
- Several streets in foreign countries.[17] North Korea claims 450 in 100 countries.[18] There is a "Kim Il-sung Street" or equivalent in:
- Kim Il-sung Square[23]
- Kim Il-sung Park in Damascus, Syria. Inaugurated in 2015.[22]
Awards
- Kim Il-sung Award[4]
- Kim Il-sung Medal[4]
- Kim Il-sung Prize[24]
- International Kim Il-sung Prize[25]
- Order of Kim Il-sung[26]
- Kim Il-sung Youth Honor Prize[26]
- Kim Il-sung Children Honor Prize[26]
Other
File:Tower of Juche Idea, Pyongyang, North Korea (2909096205).jpg
A plague dedicated to "Kimilsungism" at the Juche Tower
- Kimilsungia – an orchid presented to Kim Il-sung by Indonesia's leader Sukarno in 1965 and named after Kim when introduced to North Korea in 1977[27]
- Kim Il-sung Stadium – formerly Pyongyang Municipal Stadium[28]
- Kim Il-sung Socialist Youth League – named by Kim Jong-il in 1996 after Kim Il-sung's death two years earlier[29]
- "Kimilsungism" – The Juche idea was officially named "Kimilsungism" in 1974[30]
- "Song of General Kim Il-sung" – composed by Kim Won-gyun in 1946,[31] its lyrics are carved in stones across the country[32]
- "Kim Il-sung Constitution" – name of the 1998 constitution,[4] that made Kim Il-sung the Eternal President of the country after his death[33]
Named after the Sun
- Day of the Sun – designated in 1997 after a three-year mourning period following the death of Kim Il-sung[27]
- Kumsusan Palace of the Sun[3]
Proposed namings
- "Kim Il-sung City" – proposed name for Pyongyang after Kim Il-sung's death. Another proposal was to name Pyongyang "Kim Jong-il City" and name Seoul "Kim Il-sung City" once reunification would be attained.[34]
See also
References
- ↑ Portal 2005, p. 90.
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