North Korean officials were seen wearing pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time, according to pictures released by state media on June 30. This development marks a significant step in the cultivation of a cult of personality around the North Korean leader. The pins, which depict Kim Jong Un, are a new addition to the symbols of loyalty and reverence toward the leader, often seen in North Korean propaganda. The pins have been referred to as depicting the 'Friendly Father'.
For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader Kim Jong Un, another sign the North is boosting his personality cult to the level bestowed on his late dictator father and grandfather. #9News https://t.co/td4IgyJ3pj
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In the latest sign that North Korea is building a cult of personality around leader Kim Jong Un, officials were seen for the first time wearing pins with his portrait https://t.co/8iOzMqpTcQ https://t.co/AVfsuklMvv
North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media, the latest step in the development of a cult of personality about the leader. https://t.co/yOHhNeVUDP
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