North Korea holds military parade to celebrate important holiday
On the evening of April 25, North Korea held a military parade in Pyongyang to mark an important national anniversaries.
The parade It is seen as an elaborately organized event aimed at cementing internal unity and highlighting Pyongyang’s military might.
Yonhap reported that North Korea began a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square at 10 p.m. local time on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army (KPRA). The KPRA was an anti-Japanese guerrilla force founded in 1932 by founding leader Kim Il-sung.
It is not clear whether leader Kim Jong-un attended the parade.
Before the event, satellite images showed North Korea mobilizing thousands of troops and key military equipment in drills – a sign that the parade could be a big show. scale of Pyongyang’s military might.
According to observers, North Korea could mobilize up to 20,000 troops for the parade and show off its latest strategic weapons, such as ICBM Hwasong-17, hypersonic missile Hwasong-8 and tactical nuclear warhead guided weapon.
Aside from the military aspect, North Korea can liven up the festival atmosphere with fireworks and colorful light shows, giving off a sense of national pride.
The parade was originally scheduled to begin on the morning of April 25, but was postponed due to a rainy weather forecast.
It was North Korea’s first military parade to mark the founding of the KPRA under the leadership of Kim Jong-un, who came to power about a decade ago.
North Korea usually holds such a parade on the birthday of its founding leader Kim Il Sung April 15, the founding day of the ruling Workers’ Party on October 10 or the founding date of the country on September 9.
Hours before the parade, North Korean state media, including the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), carried articles about the celebration.
In an editorial, the Rodong Sinmun called on the entire people and armed forces of the country to show “absolute loyalty” to leader Kim Jong-un.
We must more thoroughly establish revolutionary discipline and order, in which the Party, nation and people are united and united under the leadership of the Party Central Committee with the thought and will of the General Secretary. respectable and beloved is boiling in our hearts” – the article said.
Under his leadership Kim Jong-unNorth Korea held 12 major military parades to mark national anniversaries, including the April 25 military parade.
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