The Day of Songun (Korean: 선군절; MR: Sŏn'gun-jŏl) is a public holiday in North Korea celebrated on 25 August annually to commemorate the beginning of Kim...

Songun (Korean: 선군) is the "military-first" policy of North Korea, prioritizing the Korean People's Army in the affairs of state and allocation of resources...

Day of the Shining Star is one of three days celebrating Kim Jong Il on the calendar, the other two being the Generalissimo Day and the Day of Songun (25...

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public holiday. Other holidays of great importance are the Party Foundation Day (10 October) and the Day of the Foundation of the Republic (9 September)....

on the grounds of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on these days plus on: 16 February – Day of the Shining Star 25 August – Day of Songun 21 December – Death...

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forward part of the turret roof and is also seen fitted with Bulsae-3 and SA-16. Songun-915 – A newer derivation of the 'Pokpung-ho' series of tanks. It...

documents in favor of Songun, or military-first politics. The military, rather than the working class, was established as the base of political power. However...

The Songun era is considered to have begun with this revision. In late 2021, Kim Jong Un declared that the "military-first" politics of Songun would...

(Japanese: 先軍女子, Hepburn: Sengun Joshi, from the Korean term Songun) are a Japanese all-women fan club of the Moranbong Band, a North Korean girl group. The club...

2020-10-12. "songun-ho". www.massimotessitori.altervista.org. Retrieved 2020-10-12. "朝鲜阅兵展示的最新坦克，是个什么水平？_政务_澎湃新闻-The Paper" [What's the combat power of the DPRK's...

Military Band of the Korean People's Army Joson Inmingun Korean conflict Military Foundation Day Republic of Korea Armed Forces Songun Worker-Peasant...

to maintain and complete the Songun accomplishments of great leader Kim Jong-il". Songun refers to Kim Jong Il's policy of prioritising the "military first"...

North Korea follows Songun, a "military first" policy which prioritizes the Korean People's Army in state affairs and the allocation of resources. It possesses...

of Songun, it was the basis of for the writing of the song, Onwards Toward the Final Victory. In 2017, the parade celebrated the 105th anniversary of...

through Songun politics. Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il were described by the preamble to have always worked for the people under their motto of "the people...

praise for the Songun policy, the government and leadership, and encourage the growth of the nation. They are also critical of the policies of South Korea...

event, the Empire of Japan officially came to an end and the modern State of Japan was founded. Sŏn'gun (often transliterated "songun"), North Korea's...

"OICW" Combined Assault Rifle and Automatic Grenade Launcher Revealed During Day of the Sun Parade – The Firearm Blog". The Firearm Blog. Archived from the...

Association for the Study of Songun Politics UK, a pro-North Korean Juche study group: Another historic significance of the Battle of Pochonbo was that it...

sense, Songun is perceived as an aggressive, threatening move to increase the strength of the North Korean military at the expense of other parts of society...

Accessed 30 May 2009 Mitzer, Stijn.; Oliemans, Joost (2020). The Armed Forces of North Korea: On the Path of Songun. Helion and Company. ISBN 9781910777145....

2020, DPRK Today partnered with pro-North Korea propaganda site CEPS-BR (Songun Policy Studies Center - Brazil). DPRK Today has been offline since 11 January...

main guide of all forms of thought, education, culture and life throughout the nation until Kim Jong Il introduced the Songun (military-first) policy...

Anniversary of Great War Victory' concert. The Moranbong Band has brought forth many propaganda songs in praise of Kim Jong Un, many of which feature Songun, or...

because of malnutrition. Present-day North Korea follows Songun, or "military-first" policy and has the highest number of military and paramilitary personnel...

Kim strengthened the role of the military by his Songun ("military-first") policies, making the army the central organizer of civil society. Kim's rule...

constitution with the locally developed concept of Juche, or self-reliance. Kim Jong Il placed emphasis on the Songun or "military-first" philosophy, and all...

many of its holiday and special concerts and made the Chorus a model musical group as part of the campaigns to strengthen the Songun ideology of the KPA...