Monday, March 26, 2012

North Korea Ends 100 Days Of Mourning For Kim Jong-il

People attend the memorial service to mark the 100th day since the death of Kim Jong Il, late top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on March 25, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhang Li)

Kim Jong Un Ends 100 Days Of Mourning In North Korea For Father -- Miami Herald/Bloomberg

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended a national 100-day mourning period for his father, Kim Jong Il, while U.S. President Barack Obama looked across the world’s most fortified border into the totalitarian state.

The younger Kim and senior party and military officials visited the mausoleum at Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang to observe three minutes’ silence, “expressing high tribute to the portrait of smiling leader Kim Jong Il,” North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency reported today. All flags were at half staff and commemorative sirens and whistles rang nationwide at 12 p.m., KCNA said.

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More News On The End Of Mourning For North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il

DPRK holds national memorial service for late leader Kim Jong Il
-- Xinhuanet

NKoreans honor Kim Jong Il as mourning period ends -- AP
North Koreans observe end of 100-day mourning period following death of leader Kim Jong Il -- Washington Post/AP
N. Korea holds national mourning for Kim Jong-Il -- AFP
Kim Jong-un visits mausoleum to mark 100th day of late leader‘s death -- Korea Herald
North Korea marks 100 days since Kim Jong Il's death -- UPI

My Comment: He will not be missed.

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