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President of North Korea
Coat of Arms of North Korea
Incumbent Kim Il-sung since 28 December 1972 (Eternal President from 8 July 1994)
Term length	Eternity
Inaugural holder	Kim Tu-bong (As Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly)
Formation	25 June 1938

North Korea

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Constitution Juche Eternal President: Kim Il-sung Supreme Leader: Kim Jong-il Supreme People's Assembly President: Kim Yong-nam National Defence Commission Chairman: Kim Jong-il Government Premier: Kim Yong-il Subdivisions Judiciary Political parties Workers' Party of Korea Korean Social Democratic Party Chondoist Chongu Party Elections: 2003, 2009 Korean reunification Human rights Foreign relations Songun policy

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The President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was established in the Constitution of North Korea, 1972. Until then, Kim Il-sung, the ruler of North Korea, used the posts Premier and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea. In 1972 the Presidency was established and Kim Il-sung was elected to the post by the Supreme People's Assembly, the North Korean parliament, on 28 December. Kim held the post until 1994 when he died, to this day without a formal succession. In 1998, the revised constitution abolished the presidency and established the title the Eternal President of the Republic, which was given to Kim Il-sung.

See also

• List of heads of state of North Korea
• List of Prime Ministers of North Korea
• Government of North Korea
• Politics of North Korea