Kim Jong Un named first secretary of Workers' Party
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April 12, 2012, Thursday
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NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Un was named to a top post in the ruling Workers' Party at a political conference yesterday, while his late father was declared its "eternal" general secretary.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported the first details from the party proceedings in Pyongyang.
Kim Jong Un was named first secretary of the Workers' Party. He is expected to have gained other new titles formalizing his position as "supreme leader" of North Korea's people, party and military. The young Kim, who was unveiled as father Kim Jong Il's choice as successor at a similar party conference in September 2010, assumed power after the longtime leader's December death.
His ascension to the party's top post comes during a week of events leading up to centennial celebrations marking the birth of his grandfather, North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. Kim's 100th birthday is a major milestone in the nation he founded in 1948, and the streets were awash with new posters, banners and flags.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported the first details from the party proceedings in Pyongyang.
Kim Jong Un was named first secretary of the Workers' Party. He is expected to have gained other new titles formalizing his position as "supreme leader" of North Korea's people, party and military. The young Kim, who was unveiled as father Kim Jong Il's choice as successor at a similar party conference in September 2010, assumed power after the longtime leader's December death.
His ascension to the party's top post comes during a week of events leading up to centennial celebrations marking the birth of his grandfather, North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. Kim's 100th birthday is a major milestone in the nation he founded in 1948, and the streets were awash with new posters, banners and flags.
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