Chairman Kim Jong Il’s Anectodes
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Dec- 2016 -8 December
Feast and Corn Porridge
On August 28, 1995 Kim Jong Il was standing with a smile on the deck of a military vessel pitching gently on…
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6 December
60-Year-Old “Bridegroom”
“I liked O Jin U as much as the President had liked Kim Chaek.” This is what Kim Jong Il said in…
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4 December
Harmless Cigarettes
The career of the anti-Japanese war veteran Kim Il is replete with anecdotes, many of them showcasing Kim Jong Il’s ennobling…
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2 December
Four Packs of Cigarettes
On May 10, 2001 Kim Jong Il was inspecting an artillery unit of the KPA. In the mess hall he looked carefully…
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1 December
Advice on Logic of Life
On March 4, 2001 Kim Jong Il met a senior official of the State Merited Chorus to inquire about the old artistes…
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Nov- 2016 -29 November
Smart Factory
On July 29, 2010 Kim Jong Il gave on-site guidance at a factory in Kanggye, Jagang Province, the one which he had…
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27 November
Ennobling Personality
On February 28, 2009 Kim Jong Il visited the Manpho Spinning Mill. He was smiling broadly, looking round the shop floor and…
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26 November
A Farmer from Pyongyang
On July 9, 2008 Kim Jong Il gave field guidance at the Unhung Cooperative Farm in Thaechon County. Inquiring about the crop…
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25 November
A Monk in Support of Socialism
On May 24, 2008 Kim Jong Il visited the Ryonghung Temple halfway up Mt Paegun, whose name was derived from the white…
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24 November
Request Accepted
On July 3, 2003 Kim Jong Il visited a power station under construction on the Jangja River. Learning about the construction project,…
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23 November
Children’s Friend
It happened on December 20, 2001 when Kim Jong Il visited the Kanggye Chicken’s Giblets Soup Restaurant. After looking round the restaurant…
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22 November
Meritorious Docent
On August 26, 2001 General Kim Jong Il visited the Ryongpho Revolutionary Site. At this site there is a building where in…
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20 November
“Price” of Docents
At dawn on May 23, 2001 Kim Jong Il arrived at the Sinhung Area Revolutionary Battle Site in South Hamgyong Province after…
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17 November
Photographic Images Carved on Tombstones
On April 28, 1998 Kim Jong Il visited a unit which had developed the technology of carving photographic images on stone and…
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14 November
By the River (2)
Rumbling of a Water Pump After a while Kim Jong Il said that their lunch had a special taste. Then looking around,…
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12 November
By the River (1)
The Host in Embarrassment On May 15, 1989 Kim Jong Il was inspecting a county in North Hwanghae Province. Around lunch time…
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10 November
Birthday Spreads
On April 2, 1989 Kim Jong Il was inquiring about the preparations for the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students. He…
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9 November
Outstanding Marksmanship
On January 13, 1975 Kim Jong Il visited a firing range to test the performance of new sniper rifles. He reached the…
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8 November
Hunting at Night
The following happened on January 5, 1975. On this cold winter day Kim Jong Il visited an island-defending unit of the KPA.…
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7 November
Mahogany Doors
On the morning of April 18, 1984 Kim Jong Il was looking round the newly-built Hamhung Grand Theatre. He halted at the…
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