06 January 2012 / by Radmila Gurkova

North Korea hails Kim Jong-un as leader

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North Korea has hailed late leader Kim Jong-il's son, Kim Jong-un, as "supreme leader of the party, state and army" As the majority of North Koreans stood obediently crying, Mr Kim took centre stage at the choreographed memorial service in Pyongyang’s main square a day after his father’s funeral.

Kim Yong-nam, formerly the number two leader told a million-strong crowd that their sorrow would be turned into strength “1000 times greater under the leadership of Kim Jong-un”.

Many believe that the memorial event appeared to be Kim dynasty’s official hand-over of power. A three-minute silence was held after which trains and ships all sounded their horns.

Kim Jong-ill had died of a heart attack on 17 December aged 69. He had ruled North Korea since his father’s death in 1994.

North Korea is extremely secretive and virtually the only country that is closed to the outside world. No foreign delegations have attended the events and for the outside world to enter or even report on North Korea is virtually impossible.

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Word	Image	Definition	Example	Listen
Dynasty		A sequence of hereditary rulers	The Kennedy dynasty	Listen
Memorial		Something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event such as war	Memorial services	Listen
Secretive		Keeping secrets	He told his biggest secret to his girlfriend	Listen
Rehearsed		To practice a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.	He rehearsed his speech all night	Listen
Choreographed		To have something rehearsed, planned to go in a certain way	The dance routine was choreographed perfectly	Listen
Hail		To acclaim; approve enthusiastically.	The crowds hailed the conquerors.	Listen
Delegation		To give work to other people while you still have responsibility for it. An effective time management tool.	I delegate work to my team of colleagues.	Listen
Obedient		Complying with or submissive to authority	An obedient son	Listen
Supreme		Highest in rank or authority	He was a supreme court leader	Listen

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