JAKARTA - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un made a pilgrimage and honor at the family grave while commemorating the birthday of his late father and former leader Kim Jong-il, state media KCNA reported Monday.
This is the first time in four years that young Kim has visited the Kumsusan Sun Palace in the capital Pyongyang, which has the bodies of her father and grandfather who were embedd, to commemorate the birthday.
Accompanied by his sister and a senior official of the ruling Labor Party, Leader Kim paid tribute "with the lowest respect," KCNA reported.
"He expressed his genuine desire to devote himself to the holy struggle for the eternal prosperity of the country, the people's security, and to improve their welfare," he said.
It is known that the birthday of the late Kim Jong-il, which is celebrated every February 16, is widely celebrated as a big holiday, Cemerlang Star Day.
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The Kim dynasty has ruled North Korea since its founding after the Second World War, has sought to strengthen grip by building personality cults around them, although Kim Jong-un has shown signs of increasingly trying to stand alone without relying on his predecessors.
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