The International Kim Il Sung Prize (Korean: 국제김일성상) is an award conferred for contributions in the study and proliferation of the Juche idea.[1] It is named in honor of Kim Il Sung, the first supreme leader of the North Korea, credited with creation of the Juche idea.
| International Kim Il Sung Prize | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 1993 |
| Country | North Korea |
| Presented by | International Kim Il-sung Foundation |
The prize was instituted on April 13, 1993, when North Korea organized the International Kim Il Sung Prize Council in New Delhi, India, to celebrate the 81st birthday of Kim Il-sung (April 15, 1993) internationally.[2]
The International Kim Il Sung Prize consists of a gold medal,[2] certificate, a sum of money and a souvenir token.[1][3]
Prize Council edit
The International Kim Il Sung Prize Council selects and decides the candidate and organizes the conferment of the prize. The Council was officially registered in India and its headquarters is in New Delhi. The Council consists of one secretary-general and seven directors.[3]
The composition of the council is not made public,[1] but the following persons are known to have been members:
- Alva Chavez, director (2002),[3] member (2007)[4]
- Shuhachi Inoue, director, 2002[3]
- Vishwanath, secretary general, 2012[5]
Since 2007, the prize has been awarded by the International Kim Il Sung Foundation[5] (reorganized as the Kim Il-sung-Kim Jong-il Foundation in 2012).[6]
Recipients edit
- Shuhachi Inoue, 1993,[2] first recipient[5]
- One person was awarded in 1994, another one in 1995, and two people in 1996[2]
- Vishwanath,[5] April 13, 2002[3]
- Kim Jong Il,[5] February 16, 2007[4]
- Norodom Sihanouk, 29 March 2012[7]
- Ramon Jimenez Lopez, director-general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea, April 6, 2018[8]
In 2014, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni was nominated for the award, but repeatedly declined to receive it.[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Hoare 2012, p. 181.
- ^ a b c d Kim, Ilpyong J. (2003). "International Kim Il-sung Prize". Historical Dictionary of North Korea. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-8108-4331-8.
- ^ a b c d e ""International Kim Il Sung Prize" awarded to Vishwanath". Korean Central News Agency. April 14, 2002. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ a b "Foreigners Feted". Korean Central News Agency. February 16, 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ a b c d e Hoare 2012, p. 182.
- ^ "International Kim Il Sung Foundation Council Issues Decision". Korean Central News Agency. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "International Kim Il Sung Prize Conferred on Great King of Cambodia". Korean Central News Agency. March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Decision was Adopted to Award International Kim Il Sung Prize to IIJI Director-general". Korean Association of Social Scientists. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Ugandan President declines Pyongyang award". The Korea Times. October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016.
Works cited edit
- Hoare, James E. (13 July 2012). Historical Dictionary of Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7987-4.
External links edit
- Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il Foundation Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine at Naenara
- styleshout.com, Erwin Aligam -. "AUGUST NAME OF KIM IL SUNG » ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF SONGUN POLITICS UK - Long Live Songun Live the DPRK". uk-songun.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2016-03-02.