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.
Kim Il-sung
On his death in 1994, his eldest son Kim Jong-il succeeded him as supreme leader of North Korea.