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Kim family (North Korea)
Kim Dynasty
Mount Paektu Bloodline
Flag of North Korea
Current regionNorth Korea
Place of originMangyongdae, North Korea
Founded9 September 1948 (74 years ago)
FounderKim Il-sung
Current headKim Jong-un
MembersKim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un
Connected members
Kim Il-sung's wives:
Kim Il-sung's sons:
  • Kim Man-il
  • Kim Pyong-il
  • Kim Yong-il
  • Kim Kyong-jin
Kim Il-sung's daughters:
  • Kim Kyong-hui

Kim Jong-il's wives:
  • Hong Il-chon
  • Ko Yong-hui
  • Kim Young-sook
Kim Jong-il's sons:
Kim Jong-il's daughters:

Kim Jong-un's family:
TraditionsJuche
Estate(s)Residences of North Korean leaders

The Kim family is a three-generation lineage of North Korean leaders. It started from the country's founder and first leader, Kim Il-sung. Koreans call it the Mount Paektu bloodline. The family has ruled North Korea since 1948.

The North Korean government denies that there is a personality cult surrounding the Kim family, describing the people's devotion to the family as a personal manifestation of support for their nation's leadership.[1] The Kim family has been described as a de facto absolute monarchy[2][3][4] or hereditary dictatorship.[5]

The Kim family has been at the helm of North Korea since its founding. Kim Il-sung, the founding leader, established the regime in 1948. His son, Kim Jong-il, succeeded him, followed by Kim Jong-un, the current leader. The family's rule has been marked by authoritarianism, isolationism, and nuclear ambitions, shaping North Korea's complex history.

References

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  1. Jason LaBouyer "When friends become enemies — Understanding left-wing hostility to the DPRK" Lodestar. May/June 2005: pp. 7–9. Korea-DPR.com. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
  2. Young W. Kihl, Hong Nack Kim. North Korea: The Politics of Regime Survival. Armonk, New York: M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 2006. p. 56.
  3. Robert A. Scalapino, Chong-Sik Lee. The Society. University of California Press, 1972. p. 689.
  4. Bong Youn Choy. A history of the Korean reunification movement: its issues and prospects. Research Committee on Korean Reunification, Institute of International Studies, Bradley University, 1984. Pp. 117.
  5. Moghaddam, Fathali M. (2018). "The Shark and the Octopus: Two Revolutionary Styles". In Wagoner, Brady; Moghaddam, Fathali M.; Valsiner, Jaan (eds.). The Psychology of Radical Social Change: From Rage to Revolution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-108-38200-7.