On this day in Korea - July 8, 1994: North Korea leader Kim Il-sung dies
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The Korea HeraldOn this day in Korea - July 8, 1994: North Korea leader Kim Il-sung dieskoreaherald.comNorth Korean President Kim Il-sung died of heart failure at age 82, only weeks before he was scheduled to hold what would have been the first-ever inter-Korean summit with South Korea’s President Kim Young-sam. His sudden death halted a historic opportunity for dialogue at a critical moment on the Korean Peninsula. In 2000, his son Kim Jong-il met South Korean President Kim Dae-jung in a landmark summit that sparked a wave of reconciliation efforts, including family reunions, economic cooperatio
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