Awards and decorations received by Kim Jong Il explained

This is a list of awards and decorations received by Kim Jong Il. According to North Korean sources, North Korea "conferred ... the title of Hero of the DPRK four times, the Order of Kim Il Sung four times, Kim Il Sung Prize two times, 22 orders and 9 medals" on Kim Jong Il. Additionally, "[m]any countries and international organizations conferred 39 orders, 141 medals and 201 honorary titles on him".^[1]

North Korean

Award or decoration	Date
	Order of Kim Il Sung (four times)	, , ,	^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]
	Kim Il Sung Prize (twice)	,
	International Kim Il-sung Prize		^[6]
	Hero of the Republic (four times)	, , ,	^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10]
	Order of the National Flag (1st Class with Neck Chain, five times individually and four times with Hero of the Republic)	1982	^[11] ^[12]
	Order of the National Flag (2nd Class)
	Order of Freedom and Independence (1st Class, twice)
	Order of Freedom and Independence (2nd Class)	1960s
	Order of Soldier's Honor (1st Class)
	Order of Labor (thrice)
	Commemorative Order "Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea"
	Commemorative Order "50th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea"
	Commemorative Order "60th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea"
	Commemorative Order "Foundation of the Foundation of the People's Army"
	30th Anniversary of the Publication of the Rural Theses Order
	Commemorative Order "60th Anniversary of the People's Army"
	Commemorative Order "40th Anniversary of Fatherland Liberation War Victory"
	Order of the Red Banner of Three Great Revolutions
	Commemorative Order "Capital Construction"
	Commemorative Medal "The Foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea"
	Commemorative Medal "60th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea"
	Commemorative Medal "Fatherland Liberation"
	Merited Service Medal (twice)
	Commemorative Medal "Mt. Kumgang Power Plant Construction"
	Commemorative Medal "Pyongyang-Nampho Highway Construction"
	Commemorative Medal "Huicheon Power Plant Construction"
	Commemorative Order "60th Year Anniversary Of the Fatherland Liberation War Victory"	posthumous
	Commemorative Order "70th Year Anniversary Of the Fatherland Liberation War Victory"	posthumous	^[13]

Foreign

Award or decoration	Country	Date
	National Order of Merit (Grand Cross)	Guinea
	Order of Kiyatikun
	(Grand Cross)	Niger
	Order of the Republic (Collar)	Egypt
	Order of the Nile (Collar)	Egypt
	Order of Independence (Grand Cross)	Equatorial Guinea
	Order of Democracy	Colombia		^[14]
	Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"			^[15]
	Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"			^[16]
	Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"			^[17]
	Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"
	Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"			^[18]
	Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"			^[19]
	Medal of Zhukov			^[20]
	Order of Solidarity	Cuba
	National Order of the Leopard (Grand Cordon)			^[21]
	Commemoration Medal of the 80th Anniversary of Independence	Finland
	Royal Order of Cambodia (Grand Cross)	Cambodia		^[22] ^[23]
	(Grand Collar)	Cambodia
	Legion of Holy Jerusalem			^[24]
	World Friendship Order	Libya
		Libya
	National Order of the Thousand Hills (Grand Cross)	Rwanda		^[25]
	Most Brilliant Order of the Sun	Namibia		^[26] ^[27]
	Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis (1st Class)	Namibia		^[28]
	National Order of the Lion (Grand Cross)	Senegal		^[29]
	Order of Central African Merit (Grand Cross)	Central African Republic		^[30] ^[31]
	Order of Roraima of Guyana	Guyana		^[32]
	Order of the Grand Star of Honour of Socialist Ethiopia (1st Class)
	National Order of Mali (Grand Cross)
	Ongulumbashe Medal	Namibia

See also

• Awards and decorations received by Kim Il-sung
• Awards and decorations received by Leonid Brezhnev
• List of awards and honours bestowed upon Joseph Stalin
• List of awards and honours bestowed upon Fidel Castro
• List of awards and honours bestowed upon Muammar Gaddafi
• Awards and decorations received by Josip Broz Tito
• Orders, decorations, and medals of North Korea

References

Works cited

• Choe. Kwang. In Celebration of the Day of Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War. 9. 2013. 693. Pictorial Korea. 1727-9208. 23–27.
• Book: Ким, Чхоль Хёк. 2022. ru:Новая история корейско-российской дружбы. КНДР. Издательство литературы на иностранных языках. ru.
• Kim. Kyong Hui. Orders, Medals and Honorary Titles from Many Countries. 2. 2012. Pictorial Korea. 1727-9208. 18–19.
• Kim. Mi Ye. Infinite Admiration for the Great Person. 2. 2021. 782. Pictorial Korea. 1727-9208. 1–9. .
• Kim. Son Gyong. Boundless Reverence. 2. 2017. 733. Pictorial Korea. 1727-9208. 12–13.
• Kim. Son Gyong. 1. Infinite Admiration for Peerlessly Great Man. 12. 2021. 792. Pictorial Korea. 1727-9208. 22–27. .
• Kwon. Hyok Chol. Reverence for the Great Leader. 2. 2014. 698. Pictorial Korea. 1727-9208. 12–13.

Further reading

• Book: ko:위대한 령도자 김정일동지께 드린 훈장, 메달, 명예칭호자료집. Orders, Medals and Honorary Titles Presented to Kim Jong Il. 2013. ko. DPRK.

Notes and References

1. Book: Kumsusan Palace of the Sun. 2016. Foreign Languages Publishing House. Pyongyang. 978-1-03-769277-2. 53.
2. Web site: General Secretary Kim Jong Il's Chronology Part I (1942–1979) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201317/http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/Gen_Secy_Kim/kji_chrono/part01.htm. 2016-03-04 . 6 August 2010 . The People's Korea .
3. Web site: General Secretary Kim Jong Il's Chronology Part II (1980–1990) . https://web.archive.org/web/20030313162422/http://www.korea-np.co.jp/pk/Gen_Secy_Kim/kji_chrono/part02.htm. 2003-03-13 . 6 August 2010 . The People's Korea .
4. Web site: General Secretary Kim Jong Il's Chronology Part III (1990–1997) . https://web.archive.org/web/20030908021038/http://www.korea-np.co.jp/pk/Gen_Secy_Kim/kji_chrono/part03.htm. 2003-09-08 . 6 August 2010 . The People's Korea .
5. Book: Kim Jong Il: Biography. 4. 2017. Foreign Languages Publishing House. Pyongyang. 978-9946-0-1590-3. 351.
6. Web site: Foreigners Feted . KCNA . 16 February 2007 . 12 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012062557/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2007/200702/news02/17.htm .
7. Web site: Chests Full of Brass: A DPRK Political History in Orders, Medals, Prizes, and Titles . Weiser . Martin . Sino-NK . 8 January 2016. 12 December 2020 .
8. Book: Kim Jong Il: Biography. 2. 2006. Foreign Languages Publishing House. Pyongyang. 1052469835. 29–30.
9. Lim. Jae-Cheon. Kim Jong Il and His Leadership. Ph. D. thesis. 2007. University of Hawaiʹi. 243774934. 162.
10. Web site: Title of DPRK Hero to Kim Jong Il Represents Korean People's Wish . KCNA . 30 December 2011 . 24 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191124062254/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2011/201112/news30/20111230-49ee.html .
11. Book: Buzo, Adrian. The Guerilla Dynasty: Politics and Leadership in North Korea. 1999. I.B.Tauris. London/New York. 978-1-86064-414-6. 117.
12. Book: Sessler. Warren E.. Paul. McDaniel. Military and Civil Awards of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). 2009. Henderson, Nevada. Sessler Incorporated. 978-0-615-28482-8. 96.
13. Web site: KCNA Article 70th Anniversary of War Victory Medal Conferred on Chairman Kim Jong Il . 2023-07-08 . Korean Central News Agency.
14. Order of Democracy. 7. 745. 2018. Korea Today. 0454-4072.
15. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Il Is a Great Thinker and Theoretician. 2000. Mokran Video. DVD. 907298789.
16. Web site: mn:Фото үзэсгэлэн: Энх тайвны төлөөх Ким Жөн Ирийн зүтгэл . Montsame . 17 December 2020 . 10 February 2021 . https://montsame.mn/en/read/247120 . mn .
17. Web site: ru:Ким Чен Ир родился у подножия священной горы. К юбилею вождя . RIA Novosti . 7 June 2008 . 21 February 2021 . https://ria.ru/20070216/60834079.html . ru .
18. Web site: Kim Jong Il receives commemorative medal from Putin . People's Daily Online . 10 March 2005 . 3 August 2020 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122170844/http://en.people.cn/200503/10/eng20050310_176281.html . dead .
19. The 65th Anniversary of the Victorious Great Patriotic War (1941–1945) Commemorative Medal. 5. 755. 2019. Korea Today. 0454-4072.
20. Web site: Orders, Medals and Certificates of Honorary Titles Awarded to Kim Jong Il on Display . KCNA . 21 June 2004 . 24 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191124061707/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2004/200406/news06/22.htm .
21. Book: Daily Report: East Asia, Issues 242-252. Gifts, Awards for Kim Chong-il, Kim Il-song Noted. KCNA. 23 December 1992. 1992. The Service. 22.
22. Grand Cross Order of the Kingdom of Cambodia. 12. 726. 2016. Korea Today. 0454-4072.
23. Web site: Cambodia North Korea relations . Johnson . Gareth . Young Pioneer Tours . 9 July 2020 . 8 March 2021 .
24. Book: Korean News. July 1993. Korea News Service.
25. The National Grand Cross Order of a Thousand Hills. 5. 695. 2014. Korea Today. 0454-4072.
26. Order of the Sun, and its certificate. 11. 701. 2014. Korea Today. 0454-4072.
27. Web site: 'Order of the Sun' of Namibia Presented to Kim Jong Il. KCNA. 20 March 2008. 24 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191124061008/www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200803/news03/22.htm.
28. Web site: Namibian supreme order conferred on Kim Jong Il. 29 August 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20191124011912/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2002/200208/news08/29.htm. 2019-11-24. KCNA.
29. Grand Cross of National Order of Lion and the Certificate. 5. 707. 2015. Korea Today. 0454-4072.
30. Grand Cross Order of Merit. 9. 711. 2015. Korea Today. 0454-4072.
31. Korea Today. Dear Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il Receives Supreme Order of Central African Republic. 1983. 7. 0454-4072.
32. Book: Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East, Part 3. 1983. Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. A–13.