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The Mansudae Grand Monument in Pyongyang in 2014 depicting Kim Il Sung (left) and Kim Jong Il (right), with visitors paying homage to the statues. [1]The North Korean cult of personality surrounding the Kim family [2] has existed in North Korea for decades and can be found in many examples of North Korean culture. [3]
Plans for a personality cult revolving around Pol Pot were drawn up, based on the Chinese and North Korean models, in the belief that such a cult would unify the population in wartime. [326] Large photographs of Pol Pot began to be placed in communal dining halls, [ 327 ] while oil paintings and busts of him were produced. [ 328 ]
About daily life in North Korea, in eight parts [18] 2009 The Spring of Love (사랑의 샘) Drama: About daily life in North Korea, in three parts [18] 2010 The name of that girl (그 처녀의 이름) Drama [23] 2011 Our Women's Soccer Team (우리녀자축구팀) Drama: About daily life in North Korea, in three parts [18] currently 5 parts. 2013
Although the 6,000 witnesses to her execution were told not to talk about what they'd seen, [14] the incident is widely known in North Korea. [4] A South Korean TV drama, Until the Azalea Blooms, portrays her life. The show was banned in North Korea, but has nevertheless circulated in the country and people have been punished for watching it. [19]
Ko Yong-hui (Korean: 고용희; Korean pronunciation: [ko̞.jo̞ŋ.βwi]; 26 June 1952 – 13 August 2004), [1] [2] [3] also spelled Ko Young-hee, was the mistress of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Il and the mother of his successor, Kim Jong Un.
War film: First North Korean feature film [5] [6] [7] 1950 May 1st of 1950 1950년 5•1절 Kim Un-mong Hong Il-sung Documentary First color film produced in North Korea [4] 1950: Announcing to the World: 전 세계에 고함: Sang-in Cheon: Documentary: Released during Korean War [8] 1950: Righteous War: 정의의 전쟁: Documentary
The August faction incident (Korean: 8월 종파 사건), officially called the "Second Arduous March", [1] was an attempted removal of Kim Il Sung from power by leading North Korean figures from the Soviet-Korean faction and the Yan'an faction, with support from the Soviet Union and China, at the 2nd Plenary Session of the 3rd Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in 1956.
This is a list of wars involving North Korea since 1948, when the Korean peninsula was de facto divided into North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea, ROK). For wars involving united Korea until 1948, see List of wars involving Korea until 1948