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Kim Il Sung died of a sudden heart attack on the early morning of 8 July 1994 at age 82. North Korea's government did not report the death for more than 34 hours after it occurred.
Inside the palace, Kim Il Sung's embalmed body lies inside a clear glass sarcophagus. His head rests on a traditional Korean buckwheat pillow and his body is covered by the flag of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Kim Il Sung's body was placed in a public mausoleum at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where his preserved and embalmed body lies under a glass coffin for viewing purposes.
Nov 10, 2021 · Kim Il-sung’s body was placed in a public mausoleum at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, where his preserved and embalmed body lies under a glass coffin for viewing purposes (the lump was removed from his head).
Oct 24, 2019 · When he died in 1976, his body was visited by 1 million mourners before it was preserved in formaldehyde and is still on display in the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong in Beijing. Image:...
Dec 21, 2011 · North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's body is expected to be embalmed and put on permanent display. How do you preserve a body indefinitely? At the moment, the "Dear Leader's" body is on...
Aug 31, 2021 · Kim Jong Il's body seemingly disappeared. Weeks later, it was announced that like his father, his body would be preserved and put on display (via The Atlantic ). In 1994, Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea, was embalmed by the Russian lab that embalmed Vladimir Lenin (via Reuters ).
Mar 8, 2013 · Kumsusan Mausoleum is where the embalmed body of Kim Il Sung is kept and shown to the visitors.
Dec 27, 2011 · Kim Il Sung died on July 8, 1994, and his funeral took place on July 19. The ceremony is expected to start with the deceased leader’s son and next designated leader of the country, Kim Jong-un, bowing to his father’s body to pay final respects.
Jul 4, 2024 · Kim Il-Sung was the communist leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death in 1994. He was the country’s premier from 1948 to 1972, chairman of its dominant Korean Workers’ Party from 1949, and president and head of state from 1972. Learn more about Kim’s life and career in this article.
