Early life

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Childhood to young adulthood

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Partisan activities

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Soviet Union and return to Korea

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Leadership

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1st term (1946–48)

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Defeating the Domestic faction

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Cult of personality

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2nd term (1948–56)

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WPNK–WPSK merger

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Korean War

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Purge of Pak Hon-yong and his followers

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Economic reconstruction

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3rd term (1956–61)

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August Faction Incident and de-Stalinisation

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Inter-Korean relations

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Sino–Soviet split

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Chollima Movement

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4th term (1961–70)

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Kapsan Faction Incident

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Juche

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5th term (1970–80)

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Three Revolution Work Movement

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Military first

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Ascension of Kim Jong-il

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6th term (1980–94)

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Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Pyongyang Declaration

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Economic stagnation and downturn

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Succession

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Death and state funeral

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Style of leadership

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Great Leader

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Propaganda

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Nepotism and intermarriage

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Political ideology

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Personal life and characteristics

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Legacy

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