Jubilation in N. Korea: Leader Kim Jong-Un named Marshal of nation`s military, country`s top military rank

Dancing on the street of Pyongyang... after soldiers learn Kim Jong Un has given himself top military job

• Son of Kim Jong-Il is already leader of Korean People's Army
• Scenes of jubilation from soldiers as son of former leader is revealed as head of military

By DAILY MAIL FOREIGN SERVICE
July 18, 2012

North Korean soldiers danced in the streets and shopping centres of Pyongyang yesterday after it was announced that leader Kim Jong Un was named as head of the reclusive nation’s military.

State media said in a special noon bulletin that North Korea’s military, government and political leadership had decided to award the top title to Kim, who already is supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army.

It solidifies his standing seven months into Kim’s rule and follows several days of reshuffling at the highest levels of the military.

Stand easy: North Korean soldiers from the Korean People's Army dance in Pyongyang following the Kim Jong Un announcement

Celebration time: Thousands of soldiers gathered following the announcement that Kim Jong Un would become the head of North Korea's military

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The title of marshal - held previously by Kim’s father and grandfather, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung - is 'another brick in the wall of consolidating Kim Jong Un’s power, across party, state and military institutions,' said John Delury, a North Korea analyst at Yonsei University in South Korea.

Members of the military in North Korea had gathered to offer their new leader 'their highest glory and congratulations.'

New regime: Kim Jong Un, pictured here with former military chief Ri Yong Ho in February, was made supreme commander of the Korean People's Army in December following the death of his father

Choreographed: Kim Jong Un, who is already supreme commander of North Korea's army, is now the head of the nation's entire military

Soldiers and students in uniform filled the streets of the capital to celebrate, dancing and singing patriotic songs despite the rain.

'I am pleased that our cherished desire came into reality,' Kim Jong Gum, a student at the Kang Pan Sok Revolutionary School dressed in a military uniform, told The Associated Press. 'July 18th: This day will be remembered in our hearts as another meaningful and auspicious day.'

He was made supreme commander of the army in December, just days after his father’s death from a heart attack...

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