Awards and decorations received by Kim Il-sung

This is a list of awards and decorations received by Kim Il-sung, founder and first leader of North Korea. According to North Korean sources, Kim Il-sung had received 230 foreign orders, medals and titles from 70 countries since the 1940s until, and after, his death in 1994.[1]

North Korean
Award or decoration Date Ref
Order of the National Flag (1st Class, six times) 6 February 1951;
1953		 [2][3][4]
Order of Freedom and Independence (1st Class, twice) [2]
Order Commemoration of the Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (twice) [5]
Hero of the Republic (thrice) [5][3]
Hero of Labor (North Korea) 7 September 1958 [5]

Foreign
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Award or decoration Country Date Ref
Order of Lenin (twice)  Soviet Union 1972 [2]
Order of the Yugoslav Star (Great Star)  Yugoslavia 1977 [2]
Order of Karl Marx (twice)  East Germany 1982 [2]
Order of the Gold Star of Nahouri  Burkina Faso 1986 [2]
November 17 Medal International Union of Students 1986 [2]
National Necklace of Order of Merit  Central African Republic [2]
Order of the Red Banner  Soviet Union [6]
Star of the Republic of Indonesia (1st Class)  Indonesia [5]
Order of Georgi Dimitrov (twice)  Bulgaria [5]
Order of Mono (Grand Cross)  Togo 11 September 1974 [7]
Order of José Martí (twice)  Cuba [5]
Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika  Malta 1 August 1985 [8]
Order of the Grand Star of Honour of Socialist Ethiopia  Ethiopia [5]
Augusto Cesar Sandino Order  Nicaragua [5]
Gold Star Order  Vietnam 9 September 1988 [9]
Order of Victory of Socialism  Romania [5]
Order of the Star of the Romanian Socialist Republic (1st Class with band)  Romania [10]
Order of Klement Gottwald  Czechoslovakia 29 January 1987 [11]
Royal Order of Cambodia (Grand Cross)  Cambodia [12]
Grand National Cross (1st Class)  Madagascar [13]
Order of Sukhbaatar  Mongolia [14]
Order of Eduardo Mondlane (1st Class)  Mozambique 24 July 1984 [15]
75-year Anniversary Parliamentary Medal  Finland 1981 [16]
Order of Liberty (1st Class)  Albania 1956 [17]
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See also

References
  1. Jo Am; An Chol-gang, eds. (2002). "The Foreign Orders and Honorary Titles Awarded to President Kim Il Sung". Korea in the 20th Century: 100 Significant Events. Translated by Kim Yong-nam; Kim Kyong-il; Kim Jong-shm. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. p. 162. OCLC 276996886.
  2. "Kim Il-sung, Marshal". The International Who's Who 1992-93. Taylor & Francis. 1992. p. 867. ISBN 978-0-946653-84-3.
  3. Weiser, Martin (8 January 2016). "Chests Full of Brass: A DPRK Political History in Orders, Medals, Prizes, and Titles". Sino-NK.
  4. Dziak, Waldemar J. (2001). Kim Ir Sen (in Polish). Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Wiedza Powszechna. p. 139. ISBN 83-214-1260-2.
  5. "Kim Il-sung". Who's Who in Asian and Australasian Politics. Bowker-Saur. 1991. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-86291-593-3.
  6. Westad, Odd Arne (2017). The Cold War: A World History. New York: Basic Books. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-465-09313-7.
  7. British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service (September 1974). "Togolese President's visit to N Korea: co-operation agreement (FE/4701/A5/12)". Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East. Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
  8. Joseph Bonnici; Michael Cassar (2004). A Chronicle of Twentieth Century Malta. Book distributors limited. p. 430. ISBN 978-99909-72-27-6.
  9. "Thông Tin Cơ Bản Về CHDCND Triều Tiên Và Quan Hệ Việt Nam - Triều Tiên" (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Foreign Affairs [Vietnam]. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  10. "Gifts of World People". Korea Today. No. 304–315. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. 1982. p. 58. ISSN 0454-4072.
  11. "Řád Klementa Gottwalda: za budování socialistické vlasti" (PDF) (in Czech). Archiv Kanceláře Prezidenta Republiky. 17 January 2015. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  12. News from Hsinhua News Agency: Daily Bulletin. London: Xin hua tong xun she. 1 October 1965. p. 53. OCLC 300956682.
  13. Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East, Part 3. Reading: Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. 1985. OCLC 976978783.
  14. Sanders, Alan J. K. (2010). "Orders and medals". Historical Dictionary of Mongolia (Third ed.). Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 551. ISBN 978-0-8108-7452-7.
  15. British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service (1984). "End of Samora Machel's Visit to North Korea". Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East. 3. Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
  16. "Presidentti Kim Il Sung ja suomalaiset" (in Finnish). Finland–Korea Association. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  17. Malakunas, Karl (3 April 2005). "Death only small obstacle for Kim Il-Sung in North Korean revolution". Sunday Island. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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