North Korea appears to have completely removed displays of a key military emblem symbolizing Kim Jong Un’s personal role as “supreme commander” of the country’s armed forces, NK News analysis reveals, finishing a process that began in 2020.
The supreme commander's red flag and emblem were removed from official DPRK calendars in 2022 for the first time since Kim came to power, and a guard post at the inter-Korean border stopped flying the flag over this past winter as well.
North Korea appears to have completely removed displays of a key military emblem symbolizing Kim Jong Un’s personal role as “supreme commander” of the country’s armed forces, NK News analysis reveals, finishing a process that began in 2020.
The supreme commander's red flag and emblem were removed from official DPRK calendars in 2022 for the first time since Kim came to power, and a guard post at the inter-Korean border stopped flying the flag over this past winter as well.
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