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Under what circumstances did Kim Sung Chu change his name to Kim Il Sung?

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... originally named Kim Sung Chu. While fighting Japanese occupation forces in the 1930s, he adopted the name Kim Il Sung after a famous Korean guerrilla leader of the early 20th cent.

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