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In reply to the discussion: Kim Jong-un misses Workers' Party event amid rumours North Korean leader has been ousted [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(105,496 posts)28. No, this is exactly what you posted about, a day ago
Your first one:
(CNN) -- The mystery of Kim Jong Un's whereabouts deepened Friday after the North Korean leader appeared to have missed a ceremony to pay tribute to his late father and grandfather on what is an important national anniversary.
Kim's name was absent from the list of attendees at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on the 69th anniversary of the Workers' Party of North Korea, issued by state news agency KCNA on Friday.
The Workers' Party, founded in 1945, is North Korea's political party and is considered one of the country's most crucial institutions alongside the military.
According to KCNA, flowers were presented at the shrine in Kim's name, but the most senior official to attend was Hwang Pyong So, North Korea's second most important leader, who recently attended the closing ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in South Korea.
Kim's name was absent from the list of attendees at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on the 69th anniversary of the Workers' Party of North Korea, issued by state news agency KCNA on Friday.
The Workers' Party, founded in 1945, is North Korea's political party and is considered one of the country's most crucial institutions alongside the military.
According to KCNA, flowers were presented at the shrine in Kim's name, but the most senior official to attend was Hwang Pyong So, North Korea's second most important leader, who recently attended the closing ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in South Korea.
And the 2nd:
The 31-year-old apparently did not attend the 69th anniversary of the founding of North Korea's Workers' Party on Friday, a major event in the state calendar. An official state media dispatch listed senior government, military and party officials who paid their respects at the ceremony, but not Kim.
It said a flower basket with Kim's name on it was placed before statues of his father and grandfather, both of whom also ruled North Korea. State media said earlier that the might of the party "is growing stronger under the seasoned guidance of Marshal Kim Jong-un".
It said a flower basket with Kim's name on it was placed before statues of his father and grandfather, both of whom also ruled North Korea. State media said earlier that the might of the party "is growing stronger under the seasoned guidance of Marshal Kim Jong-un".
Both are about the 69th anniversary of the party, and flowers being laid, in Kim's name, at a shrine to his father and grandfather. You could redirect people to your earlier thread, and self-delete this.
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Kim Jong-un misses Workers' Party event amid rumours North Korean leader has been ousted [View all]
Mister Nightowl
Oct 2014
OP
ALL of the kings and queens of old were TOLD they had a divine right to rule....
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2014
#25
I was going with corpse by firing squad since it's the Generals running around.
JimDandy
Oct 2014
#10
"Wonder what our State Dept and CIA peeps are digging up on his whereabouts?"
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2014
#12