= North Korean Monarchs = A history of '''North Korean monarchs'''. <> ---- == Democratic People's Republic of Korea == A provisional government known as the '''People's Republic of Korea''' ('''PRK''') was organized to administer [[SouthKorea/Monarchs#Soviet_and_American_Occupation_Zones|Korea]] following [[WorldHistory/EmpireOfJapan|Japanese]] surrender. The [[UnitedStates/HarrySTruman|United States]], however, did not recognize the PRK. The [[WorldHistory/SovietUnion|USSR]] originally placed '''Cho Man-sik''' in power over the PRK in 1945, but quickly replaced him with '''Kim Il Sung'''. The '''Democratic People's Republic of Korea''' was officially declared in 1948, with Kim as premier. He soon was additionally enshrined as chair of the '''Workers' Party of Korea''' and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army. Eventually premier was swapped for president, and party chair was swapped for general secretary. ---- == Dynasties == === Kim === ||'''Monarchs'''||'''Reign'''|| ||Kim Il Sung ||1946 - 1994|| ||Kim Jong Il ||1994 - 2011|| ||Kim Jong Un ||2011 - || ---- CategoryRicottone