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The main propagandist of the Kim family passes away at the age of 94

2024-05-08 08:49:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

The main propagandist of the Kim family passes away at the age of 94

Former North Korean propaganda master Kim Ki Nam has died at the age of 94.

He had spent decades leading propaganda efforts in the totalitarian state, including building a cult of personality around the ruling Kim dynasty.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended his funeral early Wednesday morning and paid tribute to the "veteran revolutionary who had remained boundlessly loyal" to the regime, KCNA said.

South Korean news agency Yonhap compared him to Nazi Germany's propaganda boss Joseph Goebbels, widely known for his mantra "repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth."

Kim Ki Nam was not related by blood to the ruling patriarchy, despite sharing a surname that is among the most common in North and South Korea. He was appointed deputy director of Pyongyang's Propaganda and Agitation Department in 1966, where he worked closely with Kim Jong Il, the predecessor and father of current leader Kim Jong Un. Kim Ki Nam later rose to lead the department.

In the 1970s, he was put in charge of the state mouthpiece, the Rodong Sinmun newspaper.

He later led initiatives to establish the role of Kim Il Sung, widely seen as North Korea's founding father, in the country's history and to uphold Kim Jong Il's leadership, according to North Korea Leadership Watch, a culture site. Pyongyang's politics.

Kim Ki Nam is one of several North Korean officials to visit the South, leading a delegation to attend the funeral of former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung in 2009.

For decades, he also served as the main author of the state's political slogans and exerted great influence over its media and publishing activities, even in the fine arts.

An example of how the propaganda machine went into action was after the sudden death of Kim Jong Il in 2011. This accelerated the ascension of his son, Kim Jong Un, as the country's leader./ CNA





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