It is not known whether dictator Kim Jong-un, the grandson of Kim Il-sung, will make his appearance. But he is expected there, partly to radiate the unity of the heavily tested people. Kim Jong-un appeared at the 100th and 105th Sun Day celebrations at a major military parade in the capital Pyongyang.
Apart from the fireworks on the banks of the Taedong River, controversial projectiles now seem to be fired and there is no military display. The regime is infamous and the target of UN sanctions as a result of tests with missiles intended for nuclear weapons. International sanctions, restrictions imposed to fight the coronavirus and natural disasters have reportedly caused severe food shortages, among other things.
Born April 15, 1912, Kim Il-sung was a communist and military man who founded a communist state in the north of the peninsula of which he became the leader. He died in 1994 and now holds the title Eternal President of the Republic.