The Korean war started in 1948 because of the establishment of two separate governments – the Communist-aligned formed the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the West-aligned formed the Republic of Korea, each claiming to be the legitimate government of all of Korea.
After the war ended and two separate Koreas were formed, South and North, they divided the land and formed their respective governments.
In North Korea the Dictator Kim-Il Sung took control of North Korea in 1948 and until his dead in 1994, then his son Kim Jong-il took power until his dead in 2011, then his son, Kim Jong-un in the same year.
So the final answer is:
North Korea has been ruled by dictators since 1948.
We know this by dating the structures, evidence of life there long before anywhere else and by the Bible. You can also look into other sources of history too. There is a ton of info on Egypt provided by scrolls a old writing on stone tablets.
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Prior to the Civil War the economies of the North and the South developed differently in the early 1800s. Although both economies were mostly agricultural, the North began to develop more industry and commerce. ... The growth of industry in the North helped lead to the rapid growth of Northern cities.
