After Russia invaded Korea in 1945 they wished to put someone in charge who had similar communist ideas as themselves. They picked a person who had been trying to fight the Japanese as a guerrilla in WW2.
Type of Government: DYNASTIC COMMUNIST STATECurrent Leader (as of 2016): KIM JONG-UN
Communist North Korea physically attacked South Korea. They did it because Communist Leader Joseph Stalin (Leader of Russia/Soviet Union) provided the equipment/support and urging to do it.
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The North Korean Army invaded the South on June 25, 1950
North Korean troops crossed in South Korea on June 25 1950 which started the Korean War...
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Kim-Il-Sung
No, he is a dictator, but he has taken the title dear leader
KIM IL-SUNG was the President of North Korea during the Korean War.
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Kim Il-sung
Type of Government: DYNASTIC COMMUNIST STATECurrent Leader (as of 2016): KIM JONG-UN
Yes. Kim Il Sung was North Korea's leader when the war started. Kim Il Sung (the "Great Leader") was the Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 1948 until his death in 1994. He was the leader of the DPRK for the first 44 years of the "Fatherland Liberation War"- the North Korean name for the Korean War. He was succeeded by his son, Kim Jong Il, the "Dear Leader" upon his death.
They love him, based on Korean history, Kim Il-Sung made a lot of achievements that no leader ever did in Korean history. History is the religion in North Korea, they take wars and times of peace in heart and also apply it everywhere in their life.
If you think North Korean leader is a dictator, then I'd like to answer yes.
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The North Korean government expect its citizens to: (1) have undying faith in and love of the Dear Leader, (2) actively contribute to the communist party, (3) have undying faith in and love of the Dear Leader, (4) not to advocate any foreign religions, ideas, or ideologies, and (5) have undying faith in and love of the Dear Leader. In case you missed it, having undying faith in and love of the Dear Leader is the most important quality for the North Korean citizens to have in the view of their government.