Tag: Kim II Sung

North Korea commemorates birth of its founder

    by Sebastien Berger © Agence France-Presse NORTH KOREA (AFP) — Thousands of North Korean devotees laid flowers before statues of the country’s founder Kim Il Sung Sunday on the anniversary of his birth. A constant stream of soldiers in brown uniforms, work unit personnel in suits, schoolchildren and families made their way to Mansu hill in the center of Pyongyang, where giant statues of Kim and his son and successor look out over […]

North Koreans celebrates election anniversary of late Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea (Reuters) — Thousands of North Koreans gathered at Kim Il Sung square on Sunday (October 8) to mark the 20th anniversary of late leader Kim Jong Il’s election as General-Secretary of the Workers’ Party. Video provided to Reuters by North Korea’s state news agency KCNA, which could not be independently verified, showed people attending an outdoor rally and dance celebrating the anniversary. Kim Jong Il, who died of a heart attack on […]