Fear, When Kim Il-sung died, the nation had to mourn for 3 years. People who broke the rules of mourning were harshly punished., People who criticised Kim Jong-Un taking control after his father’s death were sent to prison camps., Kim Jong-Un had his uncle, who disagreed with him, executed in 2013., Respect, Kim Il-Sung called himself the ‘Supreme Leader’ and made others call him this as well., Kim Il-Sung had many statues of himself built across North Korea (there are over 500!), Kim Il-Sung made North Koreans use a new calendar. It started in 1912, the year he was born, or ‘brought to earth from heaven’, The two main North Korean newspapers publish over 300 articles each month praising the leader., Kim Il-sung awarded himself medals such as the ‘Double Hero Gold Medal’ Award., Whenever one of the leader’s names is written in newspapers, it always had to take up one full line – it can never be split or broken., School children are taught that Kim Il-Sung single-handedly rescued the country from Japanese rule., Schools are required to build separate rooms which are made from very high quality materials and are used ONLY during lessons about the leaders., The North Korean government published reports saying that Kim Jong-Il could walk and talk before he was six months old., A North Korean newspaper claimed that Kim Jong-Il could control the weather based on his mood.

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