North Korea starts costly task of removing Juche year from monuments nationwide



Investigations North Korea starts costly task of removing Juche year from monuments nationwide Analysis shows officials have altered newspapers and plaques in likely bid to enhance Kim Jong Un’s personality cult Colin Zwirko November 4, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A North Korean man stands in front of a standard red and gold-framed plaque commemorating Kim Jong Un on-site inspections \| Image: KCTV (April 6, 2020) North Korea has started the costly task of removing references to the country’s “Juche” year naming system from thousands of plaques and monuments nationwide, according to NK Pro analysis of recent state media. The move appears to be Kim Jong Un’s latest step to diminish the central role his predecessors play in mandatory leader-worship education while enhancing his own cult of personality. NK News previously reported that the main state-run newspapers Rodong Sinmun and Minju Joson removed references to the North Korean Juche year starting on Oct. 13, possibly due to an undisclosed policy 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 01In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before 02Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 03How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 04How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 05All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 06No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 07What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 08North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast

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North Korea starts costly task of removing Juche year from monuments nationwide

Analysis shows officials have altered newspapers and plaques in likely bid to enhance Kim Jong Un’s personality cult

Colin Zwirko November 4, 2024

North Korea starts costly task of removing Juche year from monuments nationwide

A North Korean man stands in front of a standard red and gold-framed plaque commemorating Kim Jong Un on-site inspections | Image: KCTV (April 6, 2020)

North Korea has started the costly task of removing references to the country’s “Juche” year naming system from thousands of plaques and monuments nationwide, according to NK Pro analysis of recent state media.

The move appears to be Kim Jong Un’s latest step to diminish the central role his predecessors play in mandatory leader-worship education while enhancing his own cult of personality.

NK News previously reported that the main state-run newspapers Rodong Sinmun and Minju Joson removed references to the North Korean Juche year starting on Oct. 13, possibly due to an undisclosed policy

North Korea starts costly task of removing Juche year from monuments nationwide

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