Jun 3, 2021 · The latest revisions to North Korea's ruling Workers' Party regulations indicate that its leader Kim Jong-un is cementing his own leadership style in the reclusive state, according to Pyongyang Kim Jong Un was elected as chairman of the State Affairs Commission on 29 June 2016 and was re-elected on 11 April 2019. [7] [8] On 11 April 2019, the constitution was amended to make the chairman of the State Affairs Commission the head of state of North Korea. A portrait of Kim Jong Un was displayed for the first time in public in November 2018 during a visit of Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel to Pyongyang. [9] Andrei Lankov , an expert on North Korea, notes that the set of rules regarding the portraits changes frequently, making it "remarkable for its constant fluidity". Jan 6, 2023 · Kim Jong Un, who turns 39 on Sunday, is the third generation of his family that has successively ruled North Korea since its 1948 foundation. He inherited power from his father Kim Jong Il upon Jan 10, 2023 · Julian Ryall in Tokyo. 01/10/2023. The North Korean dictator has been seen in public with his daughter, giving rise to speculation that she might be his heir. State news media have described Kim Oct 5, 2023 · The North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, vowed late last year to ramp up the production of nuclear warheads, calling for an “exponential increase” in the regime’s nuclear arsenal. The country also .

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