North Korea Leadership Watch

Research and Analysis on the DPRK Leadership

KJI Watches KPA Exercises on Day of the Sun

Kim Jong Il observed the military exercises while issuing promotions for 100 KPA general-grade officers.  This was the largest 15 April Promotions List since 1997.  Yonhap reports: In a release carried by the KCNA, Kim […]

Apr, 14

KJI March 2010 Appearances

Kim Jong-il March 2010 Appearances [PDF] In March 2010 Kim Jong-il was reported to have made public appearances at thirteen (13) different locations.  This is one more visit than he made in February 2010(12), but […]

Apr, 01

KJI February 2010 Appearances

Kim Jong-il February 2010 Appearances (PDF) In February 2010 Kim Jong-il was reported to have made public appearances 12 times at 11 different locations (he visited the 8 February Vinalon Complex twice).  This is nearly […]

Mar, 01

Quick and Dirty Count of KJI Appearances in January 2010

In the first month of 2010, Kim Jong-il was reported by KCNA as having made twenty-five (25) public appearances.  This total is based on the number of individual locations Kim Jong-il visited to conduct an […]

Feb, 01
New DPRK Central Court

New DPRK Central Court

Over the weekend, Kim Jong-il conducted a guidance tour of the “newly-built” DPRK Central Court in Pyongyang.  General-Secretary Kim visited a historic exhibition and was briefed about the construction of the new court building (s).  […]

Jan, 25

KJI Inspects and Observes Joint Military Exercises

EN CODA Northeast Asia Matters has an excellent post on the KPA joint military drills over the weekend. ORIGINAL In what seems to be a first for his inspection and guidance activities, Kim Jong-il observed […]

Jan, 18

Guidance: North by Northeast

En coda Kim Jong-il visited the Songjin Iron and Steel Complex in the city of Kim Chaek, possibly on Friday (the North Korean press is not putting dates on these activities).  General-Secretary Kim praised the […]

Dec, 20

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