London - North Korean leader Kim Il-sung took blood transfusions from people in their twenties and spent hours watching children play in a bid to live to 100, his former doctor has revealed.
The efforts by the “Eternal President” - the current leader’s grandfather - were in vain. He died in 1994 at the age of 82, two years after his doctor defected to South Korea.
Before she left, Dr Kim So-yeon spent 10 years in charge of research at a “longevity centre” experimenting with new methods to keep Kim Il-sung young. In his later years, he took blood from citizens in their twenties to help his body to last longer.
And after the centre decided that happiness brings good health, he took to watching children do funny or cute things that would make him laugh.
Dr Kim said: “I think he wanted to live a long life for his own satisfaction. He wanted to rule as long as he could.”
Daily Mail