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The Rungra People's Pleasure Ground is an amusement park located in Rungra Island, Pyongyang, North Korea. It was opened in 2012 in a ceremony with Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol-ju. [1] [2] [3] It has a dolphinarium, swimming pool, arcade, mini golf course, fun fair, and courts for tennis, badminton, and volleyball. [4]
[44] She considers Kim Jong Un to be a "cruel" leader. [45] Park is outspoken against tourism to North Korea, as visitors are encouraged to bow to statues of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung, which she sees as "[aiding] the regime's propaganda by allowing themselves to be portrayed as if they too love and obey the leader". [46]
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The dismal atmosphere and run-down condition of the funfair were severely criticized by Kim Jong-un, during an inspection in May 2012. [4] Kim Jong-un ordered Choe Ryong-hae , Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, and others, to spruce up the funfair and bring it into compliance with the requirements of the Sŏn ...
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]
The park's completion ceremony took place on 15 October 2013 [3] and involved the chiefs of the armed forces along with top government officials. Premier of North Korea Pak Pong-ju delivered a speech saying that "The water park is the edifice built thanks to Korean People's Army service personnel's spirit of devotedly carrying out any project and their fighting traits as they are ready to ...
Kim Jong Un commands the armed forces, Pak Thae Song heads the cabinet and handles economic and social affairs, and Choe Ryong Hae heads the legislature. However, under the constitution, Kim Jong Un is the highest-ranking of the three, with the constitution explicitly naming his post the "supreme leader who represents the state".
Kim Jong Un's two older brothers were considered "black sheep" of the family. [27] Kim Jong-nam likely fell out of favor due to advocating for reform in the government. [33] He had a reputation as a troublemaker within the family, [8] and publicly stated in 2011 that North Korea should transition out of his family's rule. [27]