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Added on the 12/04/2022 14:06:21 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Students and youth wearing face masks dance in Pyongyang to commemorate the 10th anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in power.
Dancing parties are held across North Korea in celebration of the 22nd anniversary of Kim Jong Il's election as general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
North Korea marked the 10th anniversary of the death of leader Kim Jong Il on Friday with flags at half-mast and three minutes of silence. Kim Jong Il ruled North Korea for 17 years until his death in December 2011, passing on power to his son Kim Jong Un.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the 10th anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor on Friday, attending a ceremony with top officials at a palace where his body lies in state while people across the country held commemorations. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.
North Koreans laid flowers Thursday in front of the bronze statues of former leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Pyongyang's Mansu Hill. Friday marks ten years since the death of Kim Jong Il, the father of current leader Kim Jong Un.
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