From a quick browse of Wikipedia, it certainly looks true of Kim Il-sung. I&#x27;m too lazy to look up any other early NK leadership, but it certainly seems plausible.<p>Leadership of a liberated country coming from those who fought against the occupier isn&#x27;t unusual. China, France, and Yugoslavia all come to mind off the top of my head. China did it <i>twice</i>, with the Communists on the mainland and the Nationalists in Taiwan.