Juche is North Korea’s official state ideology, developed by Kim Il-Sung and later expanded by Kim Jong Il. Commonly translated as “self-reliance,” Juche emphasizes political independence, economic self-sufficiency, and military strength. Over time it became closely tied to the Kim family’s personality cult and has served as one of the principal ideological foundations used to legitimize and reinforce the Kim dynasty’s hereditary rule.
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