El nacimiento de la dinastía roja: la instauración de la sucesión hereditaria en Corea del Norte (1970-1974)

Daniel GomÃ

doi:10.1387/hc.20023

The Birth of the Red Dynasty: The Establishment of Hereditary Succession in North Korea (1970-1974)

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Published 10-02-2020

DOI https://doi.org/10.1387/hc.20023

Daniel GomÃ

Universidad de Cantabria

Abstract

The establishment of a transmission of power from father to son was a decisive moment in the communist regime of Pyongyang and is a unique case in the history of Marxist political systems. The hereditary succession within the same family has its origin in the complex political development of communist North Korea and especially the emergence of a power structure associated with the figure of Kim Il Sung. The absence of a strong communist party to confront supreme leader's absolute power, the despotism of a small group of leaders and an unattractive international background favored the appointment of Kim Jong Il as his father's heir.

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Keywords

North Korea, hereditary succession, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, Korean Worker´s Party

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Issue

No. 62 (2020)

Section

Miscellany

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