Why is Kim Il-Sung called North Korea’s eternal president?

Kim Il-Sung is designated as North Korea’s "eternal president" as a symbolic and legal recognition of his foundational role in the state. Following his death in 1994, the North Korean government sought to maintain the continuity of his political legacy and his state-building ideology, known as Juche.12

During the constitutional revisions of 1998, the office of president was formally removed from the government structure, and Kim Il-Sung was posthumously enshrined as the "eternal president of the republic" in the preamble of the socialist constitution. This title serves to cement his status as the country's supreme leader in perpetuity, ensuring that his influence remains central to the political system even after his passing.1234