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 01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push 02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way

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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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