Although Their Bodies Were Buried During His Funeral on Friday They Have Probably had the Last Words in the Funeral's Wake

 28 Years Ago Today

Friday 8th of July 1994
First Supreme Leader of North Korea Il-sung Kim dies of a heart attack at the age of 82 in Pyongyang, P'yŏngan, North Korea.

Many people committed suicide or were crushed to death in mass mourning ceremonies during Kim's funeral. Although, their bodies were buried during his funeral on Friday, they have probably had the last words in the funeral's wake. According to the Korean Society for the Promotion of the Culture of Culture or Longevity, the last written message from Kim Jong-il was on Friday, April 13, 1988 when he received a death order. According to Jiechi Chang-jie's book, The Culture of Death in Korea, Kim Jong-il had a strong influence in the country's society, as he helped bring about mass suicides and mass executions. According to his memoirs, Kim wrote about the time of his death "in a speech to the South Korean army soldiers stationed in his palace on January 25, 1986, where he informed the soldiers, with great reluctance, that they should not be afraid of the 'revenge-type' method of murder (Korean method)."