People of the Revolution and the USSR
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (state)
Citizenship: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
The Cold War and decolonization 1945–현재
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- Kim Tu-bong 김두봉 Independence activist, linguist, and Yan'an faction leader who served as the first head of state of the DPRK
- Choe Yong-gon 최용건 The Manchurian guerrilla who became the KPA's first commander and the DPRK's nominal head of state
- Kim Il Sung 김일성 The founder of North Korea returned from the Soviet Far East
- Nam Il 남일 The Soviet-Korean general who signed the Korean Armistice at Panmunjom
- Kang Kon 강건 The KPA's first Chief of General Staff who finalized the invasion plan with Soviet advisers
- Kim Jong Il 김정일 The successor between a Soviet birth record and the Paektu myth