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Witness History, Witness History, The Death of Kim Il-sung

Witness History

Witness History

The Death of Kim Il-sung


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June 15, 2018

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North Korea's communist leader Kim Il-sung died in July 1994. Dr Antonio Betancourt, of the Unification Church, was in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, during the outpouring of national grief.

Photo: Dr Antonio Betancourt meeting Kim Il Sung just months before the leader's death. (Courtesy of Dr Antonio Betancourt.)

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