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A portrait of Kim Jong Un was displayed for the first time in public in November 2018 during a visit of Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel to Pyongyang. [9] In May 2024, at the opening of a training school for cadets of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), another large portrait of Kim Jong Un was displayed at the building front. New portraits ...
There are more than a dozen leader's residences in North Korea, according to Kim Jong Il's former bodyguard Lee Young-kuk. [1] Many of the residences were identified on satellite images [2] in the North Korea Uncovered project. [3] Ryongsong Residence is the central residence of Kim Jong Un. [4]
The residence is located in Ryongsong District in northern Pyongyang, [4] around 12 km (7.5 mi) northeast of Kim Il Sung Square. The size of the whole leadership complex is around 12 km 2 (4.6 sq mi). [5] According to Kim Jong Il's former bodyguard Lee Young Guk, there are at least eight North Korean leaders' residences outside Pyongyang. [6]
For the first time, photos released by Pyongyang’s state news agency KCNA on Wednesday showed the dictator’s portrait hung next to those of his father, Kim Jong Il, and grandfather Kim Il Sung.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for a summit this week seeking to strengthen their partnership. The two leaders also exchanged lavish gifts, as seen in photos.
The whole compound is a maximum security area, surrounded by two armored fence lines [10] with guards huts and checkpoints, clearly visible on satellite pictures. [citation needed] Kim Jong Il's former cook Kenji Fujimoto worked and lived in a guest house within the compound and provided some photographs dated 1989. [7]
In many pictures with Kim Jong-Un, his subjects look like they’re crying -- and a Korean Studies professor explains the reason for the display of emotion.
[1] [2] He reportedly took over the residence from his father, Kim Jong-il after the elder Kim's death in 2011. [3] The residence is located near Sinuiju, in the North P'yŏngan province of North Korea. [4] Public knowledge about the residence came to light through the North Korea Uncovered project. [5] [2]