Kim Jong Un Marks Ruling Party Anniversary with Low-Key Concert
State media said the concert featured patriotic songs, acrobatics and dance, and Kim Jong Un made no anniversary remarks.
- On Saturday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a celebration performance at the Korea Pyongyang Indoor Stadium marking the 81st founding anniversary of the Party.
- Unlike milestone years ending in zero or five, which typically feature large-scale military parades and weapons exhibitions, this year's anniversary events remained modest in scale.
- Patriotic songs, acrobatics, and dance filled the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium, with Diplomatic envoys, senior officials, and citizens in attendance; Kim was accompanied by his wife, Sol-ju, and daughter, Kim Ju-ae.
- The Korean Central News Agency reported Kim, "representing the dignity and mightiness" of the country, waved "as a token of his congratulations," claiming he "is ushering in a great heyday of building our Party."
- While Kim issued no statement marking the anniversary, party officials visited the Party Founding Museum; last year, the country staged a massive late-night military parade unveiling the Hwasong-20.
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Kim Jong Un marks ruling party anniversary with low-key concert
North Korea marked the 81st anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) on Saturday with a relatively subdued celebration, a year after it held a military parade attended by foreign leaders to celebrate the party’s founding. The highest profile event to mark the occasion was a concert at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium attended by […]
On its 81st day, the North Korean Workers' Party seemed less loud this time, but the spirit of loyalty to him and his leader, Kim Jong On, filled Pyongyang Stadium on a festive evening that was missed by the leader's speech.
North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un watched a celebratory performance with his daughter Ju-ae and others to mark the 81st anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party. It was confirmed that, unlike last year, the 81st anniversary was spent in a subdued atmosphere, focusing on usual commemorative events such as visiting historical museums and paying respects at statues, without a large-scale military parade or a separate speech.
Under the observation of North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un, North Korea held a celebratory event commemorating the 81st anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea to promote socialist ideology. The Rodong Sinmun reported on the front page of its October 11th edition that a celebratory performance marking the 81st anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea was held at the Pyongyang Gymnasium the previous day. Released photos show …
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Yun Bo-ram = On the 10th, marking the 81st anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party, North Korea praised its past achievements and emphasized loyalty to Chairman Kim Jong Un and the Party...
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