SEOUL (Reuters)-- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un noted the 10th anniversary of the fatality of his dad and also predecessor on Friday, going to an event with top officials at a royal residence where his body lies in state while individuals across the country held commemorations.
Kim Jong Il, the second of the Kim household dynasty, ruled North Korea for 17 years up until his fatality on Dec. 17, 2011. State media at the time did not report his death till 2 days later.
On Friday, state television broadcasts showed individuals observing several moments of silence and bowing prior to pictures and statues of Kim Jong Il. Various other video showed air-raid sirens blasting and also automobile horns honking.
His boy, leader Kim Jong Un, was revealed with hundreds of officials at a ceremony outside the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in the capital, Pyongyang, where the bodies of Kim Jong Il and also his papa, North Korea's founding leader, Kim Il Sung, lie in state under glass.
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Papers-- all securely managed by the North Oriental federal government-- published short articles applauding Kim Jong Il.
"He is, undoubtedly, the greatest male and the great sage of the revolution all the people on this land adhere to with their deep affection and sincerity," the ruling party's Rodong Sinmun paper created.
Under Kim Jong Il, North Korea suffered extensive scarcity in the 1990s, and on concerning power, his child swore citizens would never ever have to tighten their belts once more.
Ten years right into his regulation, nonetheless, Kim Jong Un is encountering prevalent financial issues caused by global permissions imposed over North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs, all-natural disasters, as well as self-imposed anti-pandemic boundary lockdowns that have actually reduced trade to a flow.
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