All hail 'supreme commander' Jung-Un
- Published: 24/12/2011 at 10:39 PM
- Online news: World
North Korea's ruling party Saturday hailed the son of late leader Kim Jong-Il as "supreme commander" of the military, in the latest sign that the untested successor is tightening his grip on power.
This December 23 screen capture of North Korean TV shows untested successor Kim Jong-Un paying condolences to his late father Kim Jong-Il at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang.
"We will uphold Comrade Kim Jong-Un as our supreme commander and general and we will bring the Songun revolution to a completion," the Rodong Sinmun, the mouthpiece of the ruling communist party, said in an editorial.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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