US EditionThe North Korean official whose propaganda helped build the Kim dynasty dies at 94
- Kim Ki Nam, North Korea's former propaganda chief known for creating personality cults around rulers, has passed away at 94 from age-related illnesses, as reported by KCNA.
- Kim Jong Un paid tribute at the funeral hall, expressing sorrow for the loss of a loyal revolutionary, according to KCNA.
- Ahn Chan-il compared Kim Ki Nam to Joseph Goebbels, noting his role as North Korea's key propagandist.
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Kim Ki Nam, North Korean propaganda chief who helped build the Kim dynasty, died at 94 years old.
Kim Ki-nam, the ‘North Korean Goebbels’ who forged the personality cult of Pyongyang’s leaders, dies
North Korea has bidden farewell to the main composer of the symphony that cemented the Kim dynasty’s power since the Cold War era. Kim Ki-nam, the propaganda mastermind who helped forge the personality cult of the country’s supreme leaders, died Tuesday at the age of 94, North Korea’s central news agency KCNA reported Wednesday. Despite sharing a surname, Kim Ki-nam had no blood ties to the ruling lineage. The official newspaper Rodong Sinmun pr…
Obituary: Kim Ki-nam, ‘Goebbels of North Korea’ who shaped personality cult around the ruling Kim dynasty
Kim Ki-nam, who has died aged 94, was known, south of the 38th parallel, as the Goebbels of North Korea and was widely credited as the mastermind behind the personality cult woven around the ruling Kim dynasty, elevating the veneration of family members above even ideology in the hermit kingdom.
He became famous for commanding for decades the Pyongyang propaganda department, with which he worshipped the Kim dynasty North Korean state media reported this Wednesday (Thursday) the death of former regime propaganda chief Kim Ki Nam, whom many regard as the mentor of the cult of personality around the Kim dynasty. Leah: Israel heavily bombs Gaza in the middle of peace talks Pacific Fire Channel: A volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia Images r…
He was building the cult of personality of the ruling dynasty.
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