List of leaders of North Korea
At the end of World War II, Soviet Union occupied the northern half of Korea and in 1946 established the Provisional People's Committee for North Korea chaired by Kim Il-sung. On 9 September 1948, the DPRK was proclaimed, also led by Kim Il-sung.
Sunshine Policy
Out of many reasons why the third 2018 inter-Korean summit is viewed to be a huge success is because Moon Jae-in became the first South Korean leader to give a public address and visit Mount Paekdu in North Korea. With such freedom of speech given to Moon, international media thought of this as positive effects between South-North Korean relations, easing military tensions, promoting peace talks and the progressing denuclearization process.