KJI 2011 Public Appearances
updated 15 December 2011
JANUARY
Jan 12: Visit to the Nampo Glass Bottle Factory
Jan 14: Visit to Industrial Sites in North Pyongan
Jan 16: Visit to Taegwan Glass Factory
Jan 18: Visit to January 18 General Machinery Plant
Jan 19: Guidance to the State Academy of Sciences (Bioengineering Branch)
Kim Chong-il Visits Central Zoo
Jan 20: November 20 Factory and Ryongaksan Spring Water Factory
Jan 21: Visit to North Hwanghae Food Factories
Visit to North Hwanghae People’s Study House
Jan 22: Visit to Mansudae Art Studio
Jan 24: Kim Chong-il Receives Naguib Sawiris
Jan 26: Attendance of Performance of Electronic Band of the KPA Air Force Command Song and Dance Ensemble
Jan 30: Visit to Industrial Sites in Hamhung
Attendance of Performance by employees’ art groups in Hamhung
Jan 31: Attendance of performance by Art Squad of KPA Large Combined Unit
FEBRUARY
Feb 1: Visit to Sinhung Machine Factory
Feb 2: Field Inspection of Command of KPA Unit 6556
Visit to Cho’ngso’ng General Medical Institute of the KPA
Feb 3: Attendance of Lunar New Year’s Concert by Unhasu Orchestra
Feb 10: Attendance of KPA Unit 963 Art Squad Performance
Feb 11: Visit to Unsan Instrument Factory
Feb 14: Meeting China Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu w/reception following
Feb 15: Attendance of concert by Merited State Choir
Feb 16: Attendance at Congratulatory Banquet for Birthday
Feb 17: Attendance of Unhasu Orchestra Concert for Lunar New Year (15 January) with PRC Officials at Mansudae
Feb 27: Attendance of Art Performance Given by KPIF Song and Dance Ensemble at Ponghwa Art Theater
MARCH
March 4: Attendance of Performance by State Symphony Orchestra
March 6: Attendance of Russia-DPRK Joint Performance
March 8: Visit to Industrial Sites in Hamhu’ng
March 11: Attendance of Performance by KPA Navy Song and Dance Ensemble
March 14: Visit to Factory of KPA Navy Unit 597
March 20: Attendance of Synchronized Swimming Performance
March 25: Meeting and Photo Session with Officials in the Field of Arms and Equipment
March 25: Attendance of Performance of An Echo Among the Hills
APRIL
April 6: Visit to Jagangdo Refinery and Amnokgang Tire Factory
April 7: Attendance of Performance by Chagang Province Art Troupe
Visit to Kanggye General Tractor Plant
April 14: Attendance of Performance by Art Propaganda Squad of KPA Unit # 10215
April 20: Visit to Kim Ch’aek Iron and Steel Complex
Visit to Suso’ngch’o’n General Foodstuffs Factory
April 21: Visit to Hyesan Youth Mine
April 22: Visit to Najin Shipyard
Attendance of Performance by Art Propaganda Squad of KPA Large Combined Unit #264
April 23: Visit to So’ngjin Steel Complex
April 24: Visit to Yo’ngso’ng Machine Complex
April 25: Attendance of Performance by Merited State Choir
Kim Cho'ng-il attends the opening of the KPA Sports Complex, which was reported by DPRK media on 4 May 2011.
MAY
May 4: Attendance of Opening of KPA Sports Complex
May 7: Visit to Light Industrial Plants in Pyongyang
Visit to Namhu’ng Youth Chemical Complex
May 9: Attendance of Performance by Kim Hyong Jik University of Education’s Art Troupe
May 12: Visit to Kujang Fish Farm
May 17: Meeting with Russian Delegation
May 18: Visit to Ryongjo’n and To’kso’ng Fruit Farm
May 20-May 26: Unofficial Visit to China
May 27: Return to DPRK
May 28: Visit to Hu’ich’o’n Power Station Construction Site
Attendance of Performance by KPISF Song and Dance Ensemble
JUNE
June 2: Visit to Natural Science Institute
Visit to Kosan Fruit Farm
June 6: Attendance of Performance by Construction Workers on Overseas Projects
June 10: Attendance of Performance by families of service members of KPA Units #534, 529, 264 and 549 in 2nd round of 4th contest of art performances
June 13: Meeting with Communist Party of China Delegation
JULY
July 1: Attendance of Performance by Art Propaganda Squad of KPA Unit #963
July 2: Attendance of Performance by Art Troupes of Families of KPIF and KPA Units #963 and 10215 participating in 2nd round of 4th contest of art performances
July 6: Visit to Nagwo’n Machine Complex
Visit to Sinam Cooperative Farm
July 10: Visit to Light Industrial Exhibition
July 11: Visit to Central Zoo
July 12: Meeting PRC Vice Premier and Delegation on the occasion 50th anniversary of DPRK-China Treaty
July 13: Field Inspection of the Command Element of KPA Unit #963
Attendance of National Theatrical Troupe’s performance of drama We Will Recollect Today
July 15: Attendance of Silk Road, Flower Rain by Gansu Province Song and Dance Theater (PRC) with China Ambassador to the DPRK Liu Hongcai
July 16: Visit to U’nhasu Theater and Viewing concert by Unhasu Orchestra
July 21: Attendance of Performance by National (State) Symphony Orchestra
Visit to Taedonggang Combined Fruit Farm and Taedonggang Combined Fruit Processing Factory
July 24: Participation in Election for Deputies to Provincial (City) People’s Assembly in
July 25: Inspection of KPA Navy Command
July 27: Attendance of Performance by State Merited Choir on the occasion of the 58th anniversary of the end of the Fatherland Liberation (Korean) War
(KJI was reported by DPRK media to have attended a performance by the same troupe on the same occasion in 2010 and 2009)
Attendance of CMC-NDC Banquet on the 58th anniversary of the end of the Fatherland Liberation (Korean) War
July 28: Visit to 11 May Factory
AUGUST
August 8: Visit to 8 February Vinalon Complex
August 20: Arrival in Khasan, Russian Far East; meeting with governor of Primorsky Krai
August 21: Visit to Amur Oblast and tour of Hydroelectric Power Plant
August 23: Arrival near Ulan Ude; swimming and cruise with local officials
August 24: Meeting with Russian Federation President Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev
August 25: Visit to Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region; banquet and concert
August 26: Visit to industrial sites in Qiqihar and Daqing, northeastern China
August 27: Visit to Tonghua City; return to DPRK
August 28: Attendance of NDC-CMC Banquet
Attendance at concert by the Merited State Choir
August 30: Visit to Ryo’ngrim County, Chagang Province
Visit to Hu’ich’o’n Power Station construction
SEPTEMBER
September 7: Observation of joint live fire exercises of the Korean People’s Army [KPA]
September 8: Visit to Meat Factory on Pothongmun Street, Pyongyang
On-the-spot guidance to various fields in Pyongyang
September 9: Attendance of WPRG Parade in KIS Square marking 63rd anniversary of DPRK foundation
September 10: On-the-spot guidance to Mokran Video Company
September 11: Attendance at performance by art groups of units of women’s union organizations
September 22: Meeting with Lao President Choummaly Sayasone
OCTOBER
October 3: On-the-spot guidance to Tanchon Magnesia Factory
Visit to Yongjo’n Fruit Farm
On-the-spot guidance to construction site of Tanchon Commercial Port, South Hamgyo’ng
October 6: Visit to Naknang Disabled Soldiers’ Essential Plastic Goods’ Factory
On-the-spot Guidance to P’yo’ngso’ng Synthetic Leather Factory
October 9: Visit to Central Tree Nursery
Visit to Solar Electric Plant
October 11: Attendance at performance by Unhasu Orchestra
Attendance at 66th Workers’ Party anniversary dinner hosted by the Party Central Committee and Party Central Military Commission
October 12: On-the-spot guidance to Tudan Duck Farm
October 14: On-the-spot guidance to Taedonggang Terrapin Farm
Visit to newly built Taedonggang Pig Farm and Taedonggang Net-weaving Plant
October 15: Visit to Taehu’ng Youth Hero Mine and Yongyang (Ryongyang) Mine
On-the-spot guidance to industrial sites in Hamhu’ng
October 16: Visit to Tongbong Cooperative Farm
October 17: Attendance at art performance given by soldiers
Kim Jong Il talks to members of KPA Unit #4304 (Photo: KCNA)
October 18: Field inspection of KPA Unit #4304
October 20: Meeting with Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of Amur Region, Russia
October 22: Visit to Kwangdo’k Pig Farm
Field Inspection of KPA Unit #985
October 23: Hosted and attended banquet for officials, labor innovators, scientists and technicians from South Hamgyo’ng Province
October 24: Meeting and banquet for PRC Vice Premier Li Keqiang
October 29: Visit to Industrial Sites in Chagang (Jagang) Province; sending birthday present to road worker
October 31: Field Inspection of KPA Unit #789
Meeting and dinner reception for Chinese (PRC) Ambassador to the DPRK, Liu Hongcai
NOVEMBER
November 2: Visit and guidance of exercises of KPA Air Force Combined Unit
November 3: Field Inspection of KPA Unit #322
Visit to T’aeso’ng Machine Plant
KJI shakes hands with a member of KPA Air Force Unit #874 (Photo: KCNA-Yonhap)
November 7: Field Inspection of KPA Air Force Unit #813
November 11: On-the-spot guidance to fish farm managed by Kim Jong Hwan
November 12: Visit to fish farm of KPA Unit #580
November 14: Visit to Combined Food Processing Factory of KPA Unit #534
November 17: Reception for PRC Military Delegation
November 19: Attendance at concert given by agitation squad of the command element of KPA Unit #6556
November 23: Commemorative photo session with soldier-builders who worked on the Taedonggang Farms and Factories
Commemorative photo session with soldier-builders of KPA Unit #3154
November 25: Visit to Stone Work Factory Managed by Ri Myong Je
Field Inspection of KPA Large Combined Unit #233
November 26: Field Inspection of KPA Air Force Unit #1016
November 27: On-the-spot guidance to Kwail County
November 30: Command of military exercises by KPA Large Combined Unit #630 and inspection of KPA Unit #169
DECEMBER
December 3: Command of Exercises by KPA Air Force Unit #378
December 4: Visit to Kaeson Park Youth Fun Fair
Viewing of Figure Skating Performance
December 6: Attendance of Art Performance by Company Servicepersons of the KPA
December 9: Attendance of performance by the art squad of KPA Unit #324
December 10: On-the-spot guidance to work in various fields in South Hamgyo’ng Province
December 13: Guidance of Drill by KPA Unit #966
December 15: Inspection of Hana Music Information Center
Visit to Kwangbok Area Supermarket
