North Korea Leadership Watch

Research and Analysis on the DPRK Leadership

NDC Vice Chairman Invokes “nucelar deterrence” on anniversary of Armistice

NDC Vice Chairman and Minister of the People’s Armed Forces (MPAF), VMAR Kim Yong Chun, said that the DPRK is reserving the right to “mobilize the tremendous military potential, including its nuclear deterrence for self-defense” […]

Jul, 27

September Party Conference Posters Appear

The KWP Publishing House has printed and released two (2) posters intended to promote the 3rd Party Conference (3rd Meeting of Party Representatives).  The Party Conference will be held in early September of this year, […]

Jul, 19

Rodong Says 3rd Party Conference in Sept. “Will Shine as a Notable Event”

An editorial by KWP-daily Rodong Sinmun said that the 3rd Workers’ Party Conference (or Meeting of Party Representatives) “will shine as a notable event in the history of the sacred Workers’ Party.”  While some observers […]

Jul, 14

Personnel Shuffles in the first half of 2010

With the deaths of Ri Je Gang and KPA Artillery Commander Col. Gen. Ri Jong Bu, eleven (11) members of North Korea’s leadership have either passed away, been replaced or disappeared from public life in […]

Jun, 04

KJI April 2010 Appearances

Kim Jong Il April 2010 Appearances Kim Jong Il was reported by KCNA to have made 15 public appearances in April 2010, of which eight (8) was his attendance at concerts, three (3) were inspections […]

May, 02

General Kim Myong Guk's 4th Star

Last week, to commemorate the Korean People’s Army’s 78th anniversary, Kim Jong Il attended the military exercises of KPA Unit 115. The training well showed the decisive resolution and merciless striking force of the KPA […]

Apr, 27

Ri Yong Chol Dies

One of Kim Jong Il’s key personnel managers and a member of the Party’s Central Military Committee, Ri Yong Chol has passed away.  Ri was a senior deputy director at the Organization and Guidance Department […]

Apr, 27

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