Let Us March Forward Dynamically Towards Final Victory, Holding Higher the Banner of Songun

2012 speech by Kim Jong-un

Let Us March Forward Dynamically Towards Final Victory, Holding Higher the Banner of Songun
Speech Delivered at the Military Parade Held in Celebration of the Centenary of the Birth of Generalissimo Kim Il Sung April 15, Juche 101 (2012)
AuthorKim Jong Un
Original title선군의 기치를 더 높이 추켜들고 최후승리를 향하여 힘차게 싸워나가자
CountryNorth Korea
LanguageKorean
SubjectPolitics
Publication date
15 April 2012
Media typePrint
OCLC987580865

Let Us March Forward Dynamically Towards Final Victory, Holding Higher the Banner of Songun (Korean: 선군의 기치를 더 높이 추켜들고 최후승리를 향하여 힘차게 싸워나가자[1]) is a speech by Kim Jong Un on 15 April 2012, given to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Kim Il Sung. It was his first major public speech after succeeding his father Kim Jong Il after his death in 2011.[2] He had given at least one speech, Let Us Brilliantly Accomplish the Revolutionary Cause of Juche, Holding Kim Jong Il in High Esteem as the Eternal General Secretary of Our Party,[a] to party officials the week before.[3]

Background

Kim delivered the speech at the Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang.[4] He delivered it in 20 minutes.[5] The speech was broadcast on North Korean television.[2] Kim's public speech was noted for departing from the customs of his father Kim Jong Il, who spoke in public extremely rarely.[5] A song, "Onwards Toward the Final Victory", was created on the basis of the speech.[6]

Synopsis

In the speech, Kim tells officials to respect Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. He makes 16 mentions of the leaders, 11 of which refer to both as if they are a single unit.[3] The speech places heavy emphasis on the Songun (military-first) ideology. Kim says the army is tasked with safeguarding the leading Kim dynasty.[7]

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Notes

  1. ^ Kim, Jong Un (2012). Let Us Brilliantly Accomplish the Revolutionary Cause of Juche, Holding Kim Jong Il in High Esteem as the Eternal General Secretary of Our Party: Talk to Senior Officials of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, April 6, Juche 101 (2012) (PDF). Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. OCLC 988748608.

References

  1. ^ "Gyeong-aehaneun choegolyeongdoja gimjeong-eundongjiui lojag" 경애하는 최고령도자 김정은동지의 로작 [Rojak of the respected supreme leader Comrade Kim Jong Un]. Publications of the DPRK (in Korean). Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. p. 4. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "N Korean leader speaks publicly". BBC. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b Cathcart 2017, p. 12.
  4. ^ Williams, Martyn (18 April 2012). "English transcript of Kim Jong Un's speech". North Korea Tech. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b McNair, Jay (26 June 2012). "Kim Jong Un's First Speech Exalts Military, Unification". MOU OneKorea. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. ^ Branigan, Tania (6 July 2012). "North Korea's Kim Jong-un gets new official theme song". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. ^ Haggard, Stephan; Jaesung Ryu (4 May 2012). "Read 'Em and Weep". PIIE. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

Works cited

  • Cathcart, Adam (2017). "Kim Jong-un Syndrome: North Korean commemorative culture and the succession process". In Cathcart, Adam; Winstanley-Chesters, Robert; Green, Christopher K. (eds.). Change and Continuity in North Korean Politics. London: Routledge. pp. 6–22. ISBN 978-1-134-81104-5 – via Google Books.
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