Kim Jong Un celebrates 75 years of North Korea with mass ‘militia’ parade



News Kim Jong Un celebrates 75 years of North Korea with mass ‘militia’ parade Leader also meets top Chinese official as the country celebrates diamond jubilee with third mass procession of 2023 Anton Sokolin September 9, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Kim Jong Un and his daughter celebrate 75 years of North Korea during a paramilitary parade \| Image: Rodong Sinmun (Sept. 9, 2023) North Korea kicked off mass celebrations of its 75th founding anniversary a few hours before midnight on Friday with a large-scale "militia" parade, featuring Worker-Peasant Red Guards, multiple rocket launchers and armed students passing through Kim Il Sung Square. Kim Jong Un attended the event and brought along his daughter Kim Ju Ae but did not give a speech, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday morning. North Korea kicked off mass celebrations of its 75th founding anniversary a few hours before midnight on Friday with a large-scale "militia" parade, featuring Worker-Peasant Red Guards, multiple rocket launchers and armed students passing through Kim Il Sung Square. Kim Jong Un attended the event and brought along his daughter Kim Ju Ae but did not give a speech, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday morning. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Kim Jong Un celebrates 75 years of North Korea with mass ‘militia’ parade

Leader also meets top Chinese official as the country celebrates diamond jubilee with third mass procession of 2023

Anton Sokolin September 9, 2023

Kim Jong Un celebrates 75 years of North Korea with mass ‘militia’ parade

Kim Jong Un and his daughter celebrate 75 years of North Korea during a paramilitary parade | Image: Rodong Sinmun (Sept. 9, 2023)

North Korea kicked off mass celebrations of its 75th founding anniversary a few hours before midnight on Friday with a large-scale "militia" parade, featuring Worker-Peasant Red Guards, multiple rocket launchers and armed students passing through Kim Il Sung Square.

Kim Jong Un attended the event and brought along his daughter Kim Ju Ae but did not give a speech, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday morning.

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