The largest North Korean monument of the country’s late leader Kim Jong-il was unveiled near the Museum of the Korean Revolution in the capital of Pyongyang on April 13. The ceremony was part of the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of the North Korean founding leader Kim Il-sung.
The largest North Korean monument of the country’s late leader Kim Jong-il was unveiled near the Museum of the Korean Revolution in the capital of Pyongyang on April 13. The ceremony was part of the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of the North Korean founding leader Kim Il-sung.
Kim Jong-il, who had headed the isolated nuclear-armed state for 17 years, prohibited his supporters to raise the monument citing the country’s economic difficulties.Photo: Pyongyang residents after the unveiling of the Kim Jong-il Monument in Pyongyang
The ceremony that has drawn about 100,000 people to the main square in Pyongyang turned into mass festivities with a performance by a military orchestra and fireworks
Thousands of balloons were released into the sky
Pyongyang residents after the unveiling of the Kim Jong-il Monument
Children at the unveiling of the Kim Jong-il Monument in Pyongyang
Pyongyang residents after the unveiling of the Kim Jong-il Monument
Pyongyang residents after the unveiling of the Kim Jong-il Monument
Pyongyang residents at the unveiling of the Kim Jong-il Monument near the statue of Kim Il-sung
Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack on December 17, 2011, at the age of 69. His younger son, Kim Jong-un, took over the power in the country.
