Kim Jong-un sidelines father’s 'Songun' legacy as his own era takes shape

The Korea Herald 26 Aug

North Korea

Kim Jong-un sidelines father’s 'Songun' legacy as his own era takes shape — Sources: The Korea Herald

North Korea’s muted commemoration this week of a key anniversary tied to former leader Kim Jong-il offers another glimpse into a broader transformation under his son: an effort to build a state defined increasingly by Kim Jong-un himself, not the legacies of the two leaders who came before him. The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party, relegated its coverage

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Kim Jong-un sidelines father’s 'Songun' legacy as his own era takes shape

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