North KoreaKim Il Sung founded North Korea in 1948 and led it until his death in 1994 as premier, then president. He developed the Juche ideology, collectivized the economy, built a cult of personality and installed his son as successor.
In the 12 Axes register, Kim Il Sung leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 95%; the register median is Democratic 68%.
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Where Kim Il Sung sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Extremely Centralized
Ruled a highly centralized single-party state
Autocracy
Held power 1948–1994; designated his son successor
Totalitarian
Imposed a songbun caste system and personality cult
Ultranationalist
Developed Juche self-reliance ideology
Expansionist
Authorized the 1950 invasion of South Korea
Monoculturalist
Promoted ethnic-Korean unity under his rule
Communist
Collectivized agriculture and industry under state control
Planned Economy
Ran a centrally planned economy
Isolationist
Pursued Juche self-sufficiency while balancing Moscow and Beijing
Atheist
Suppressed organized religion in favor of state ideology
Conservative
Promoted a rigid, party-defined culture
Neutral
Offered no distinctive technology stance
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Kim Il Sung is at Autocratic 95%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Acceleration – Bioconservative
On Acceleration – Bioconservative, Kim Il Sung is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
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The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
