PYONGYANG, Apr 26 (NNN-KCNA) – A grand military parade was held last night, at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army (KPA), it was reported today.
Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, said, during a celebration speech that, as long as the hearts of all the officers and men of the DPRK armed forces are pulsating with the thick blood and precious soul of the revolutionary forerunners, the socialist cause will always emerge victoriously in the future.
Kim also called for efforts to struggle for the wellbeing and happiness of the people and the eternal glory and victory of the country, the report said.
After Kim’s speech, columns of soldiers from different departments and commands passed the square one after another, and air squadrons flew over the night sky.
Pyongyang held two military parades at midnight, in Oct, 2020, and Sept, 2021, respectively, since Kim took power in 2011.
The predecessor of the KPA was the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army (KPRA), founded by late top leader, Kim Il Sung, on Apr 25, 1932. The KPRA later grew into the regular armed forces, or the KPA, in 1948.– NNN-KCNA
