April 19, 2024
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North Korea’s mass games will celebrate ‘great leadership’ starting on Monday

A major DPRK propaganda event titled "Great Leadership" will run from Oct. 12 through Oct. 31, state media says

Updated on Oct. 12 at 7:00 a.m.: The performance opened on the night of Oct. 11 with Kim Jong Un in attendance. 

North Korea's new "grand mass gymnastics and artistic performance” propaganda event was scheduled to kick off on Monday, Oct. 12 and run through the end of the month, state media reported on Friday evening. The show actually opened on Sunday night, however, with Kim Jong Un attending.

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