Dear Leader

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Dear Leader is a reverential title most famously used to refer to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, emphasizing his cult of personality and paternal image over the nation.

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Dear Leader canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title ⓘ
political epithet ⓘ
appliedTo supreme leader of North Korea ⓘ
associatedWith Kim Jong-il ⓘ
linked to: Kim Jong Il
connotation propagandistic ⓘ
reverential ⓘ
contrastsWith more neutral titles such as President or General Secretary ⓘ
countryOfUse North Korea ⓘ
emphasizes cult of personality ⓘ
paternal image of the leader ⓘ
hasEnglishForm "Dear Leader" ⓘ
ideologicalRole legitimizing Kim Jong-il's rule ⓘ
portraying Kim Jong-il as benevolent father of the nation ⓘ
languageOfUse Korean ⓘ
mediaContext North Korean newspapers ⓘ
North Korean political posters ⓘ
North Korean radio broadcasts ⓘ
North Korean television programs ⓘ
linked to: North Korean media
notableUsage international commentary on North Korean politics ⓘ
partOf North Korean leadership cult titles ⓘ
relatedConcept cult of personality in North Korea ⓘ
personality cult of Kim Jong-il ⓘ
totalitarian propaganda ⓘ
successorTitle Respected Leader ⓘ
Respected Marshal ⓘ
timePeriod early 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ
usedBy North Korean state media ⓘ
linked to: North Korean media

Workers' Party of Korea propaganda ⓘ
usedFor referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il ⓘ

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Mother of Korea → relatedConcept → Dear Leader ⓘ