Kim Jong Un's April Activity: The Day of the Sun, Ryomyong Street, and successive shows of force



Analysis Kim Jong Un’s April Activity: The Day of the Sun, Ryomyong Street, and successive shows of force In a month dominated by the Day of the Sun, the North Korean leader oversaw a huge military drill and the unveiling of a major economic pet project Tristan Webb May 8, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun Kim Jong Un’s reported activities in April were dominated by diverse demonstrations of military power, centered around the Day of the Sun celebrations. In the political realm, several leadership changes were made by the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly in its 5th session, including the creation of a Diplomatic Commission and the dismissal of a senior figure responsible for public prosecutions. Date (state media) Event Sector* Province County/ City 01/04/2017 Kim Jong Un Guides KPA Tank Crews’ Competition-2017 M Unspecified 08/04/2017 Kim Jong Un Visits Pyongyang Mushroom Farm E Pyongyang Pyongyang 12/04/2017 5th Session of 13th Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 02New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 03How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 04What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 06If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 07North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 08The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats

Analysis

Kim Jong Un’s April Activity: The Day of the Sun, Ryomyong Street, and successive shows of force

In a month dominated by the Day of the Sun, the North Korean leader oversaw a huge military drill and the unveiling of a major economic pet project

Tristan Webb May 8, 2017

Kim Jong Un’s April Activity: The Day of the Sun, Ryomyong Street, and successive shows of force

Rodong Sinmun

Kim Jong Un’s reported activities in April were dominated by diverse demonstrations of military power, centered around the Day of the Sun celebrations.

In the political realm, several leadership changes were made by the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly in its 5th session, including the creation of a Diplomatic Commission and the dismissal of a senior figure responsible for public prosecutions.

Date

(state media) Event Sector* Province County/

City 01/04/2017 Kim Jong Un Guides KPA Tank Crews’ Competition-2017 M Unspecified 08/04/2017 Kim Jong Un Visits Pyongyang Mushroom Farm E Pyongyang Pyongyang 12/04/2017 5th Session of 13th

01How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
02New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
03How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
04What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
06If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy
07North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses
08The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats

Kim Jong Un’s April Activity: The Day of the Sun, Ryomyong Street, and successive shows of force

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