Saturday, December 24, 2011

North Korea Names Kim Jong Un As 'Supreme Commander'



North Korea Dubs Kim Jong Un 'Supreme Commander' -- CNN

(CNN) -- North Korea continued to mourn its late leader Saturday while calling his successor son the "supreme commander," as the country faces a transition of power following Kim Jong Il's death one week ago.

"Comrade Kim Jong Un, please assume the supreme commandership, as wished by the people, to lead (North Korea) to eternal victory," the country's main state newspaper said in an editorial, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency speculated that the new title could be "a sign of the successor's imminent rise to control the communist country's military."

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More News On Kim Jong Un Being Named the 'Supreme Commander' Of North Korea

Kim son called 'supreme leader' of NKorea military -- Seattle PI/AP
North Korea Hails Kim’s Son as ‘Supreme Leader’ -- Voice of America
North Korea invokes Great Leader, Kim Il Sung, in power transfer to grandson -- Washington Post
North Korea: Kim Jong-un hailed 'supreme commander' -- BBC
North Korea Begins Calling Kim Jong Un ‘Supreme Commander’ Amid Transition -- Bloomberg
Kim Jong-un hailed by North Korean media as next leader -- The Guardian
Kim Jong Un named 'supreme commander' of North Korea -- The Telegraph

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