North Korea replaces “socialist fatherland” with Kim Jong Un’s name on classroom bulletin boards

North Korea replaces “socialist fatherland” with Kim Jong Un’s name on classroom bulletin boards

The slogan of the Korean Children’s Union displayed for decades on classroom bulletin boards at North Korean elementary and middle schools has been replaced with a slogan that directly mentions supreme leader Kim Jong Un’s name. The traditional slogan that emphasized the Korean “fatherland” and the ideology of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il was updated on two occasions (in 2015 and 2018) with phrases that put the spotlight on Kim Jong Un, who is of…