In his 10 years at the helm of North Korea since his father's death, Kim Jong Un has secured the same absolute power enjoyed by his grandfather and the state founder. 9News
In his 10 years at the helm of North Korea since his father's death, Kim Jong-Un, 37, has secured the same absolute power enjoyed by Kim Jong-Il and Kim Il-Sung, the current leader's grandfather and state founder.
Cars, trains and ships blew their horns, national flags were lowered to half-staff and masses of people climbed Pyongyang's Mansu Hill to lay flowers and bow before giant statues of Kim Jong-Il and Kim Il Sung.In an apparent echo of official propaganda, Pyongyang citizen Won Jong Rim told the Associated Press Television News that "our great general went through so much hardship, pushing his way along such an arduous path, to build a paradise here, achieving what the people want.
State-run newspapers published articles venerating Kim Jong-Il and calling for greater unity behind Kim Jong-Un. Citizens visit the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill on the occasion of 10th anniversary of demise of Chairman Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, DPRK, on Thursday, December 16, 2021
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