North Korea Workers’ Party 70th Anniversary Military parade

North Korea Workers’ Party 70^th Anniversary Military parade

By E. Stanley Ukeni

When it comes to putting on an elaborate military parade, very few countries comes remotely close to the North Koreans. The leaders of North Korea has traditionally excelled at organizing well-choreographed display of military might—aimed at whipping up patriotic sentiments of the local populace, while sending a defiant psychological message to the international community that North Korea is not to be trifled with.

The North Korea Workers’ Party was founded seventy years ago, after the Second World War. It was during a particularly tumultuous period in the Korean peninsula—following the end of the Japanese occupation of Korea, that a group of socialist-leaning Korean patriots, led by Kim Il-Sung, formed the Communist Political Party in the northern part of the country. This, then soviet-backed, communist party eventually morphed into what has come to be known as the Workers’ Party of Korea.  

For years now, military parades to commemorate the founding of the Workers’ Party have been a main stay in the hermit country. However, this year’s event is being billed to be a rather spectacular affair. As with previous occasions, it is being expected that the current leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un, would take the military salute from a viewing balcony overlooking the parade square named after his grandfather. This has been touted as the most elaborate military parade since the young leader took over power following the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il, in 2011.

It would be fair to bet that the North Korean government will not disappoint its local and international spectators—as the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, prepares to play host to a grand military parade, in celebration of the ruling Workers’ Party 70^th anniversary.

Massive mobilization efforts has gone into the preparation for the military parade and festive display of national patriotism—with workers of all ages and rand, students, and the arm forces working fervently to prepare the nation’s capital for the anniversary commemoration.



Teams of workers have been hard at work for weeks prettying up Kim Il-Sung square. And all across Pyongyang, brass bands are hard at work practicing their military tunes, and women and girls are busily rehearsing their dance routines.  

Expectantly, a spectacular military parade on Saturday, 10^th of October, 2015, through Pyongyang’s Kim Il-Sung Square would feature massive display of wave after wave of goose-stepping soldiers, and a sure to impress robust display of military hardware—including battle tanks, artillery pieces and an array of short and long range missiles and mobile launch vehicles.

Although in the weeks leading up to this weekend’s parade, there has been growing speculation that the North Korean leadership would mark this ostentatious landmark anniversary celebration with a satellite rocket launch, it is not known for sure what is in store for this special anniversary of the founding of the DPRK’s Workers’ Party. The hermit regime has not revealed its plans for the grand show of military might.

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