Biography of Kim Il-Sung, Founding President of North Korea
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s reached the Yalu River, China intervened on Kim Il-Sung's side. Months of bitter fighting followed, but the Ch s reached the Yalu River, China intervened on Kim Il-Sung's side. Months of bitter fighting followed, but the Chinese retook Pyongyang in December. The war dragged on until July of 1953,