@history_unleashed360: North Korea’s Streets Overflowed With Tears as Kim Jong-il’s Funeral Procession Passed By Snow-covered streets, thousands of crying faces, and scenes of people beating their chests filled Pyongyang during Kim Jong-il’s 2011 funeral. State media broadcast crowds wailing in the freezing cold, while the country observed an intense, state-mandated mourning period. But behind the overwhelming displays of grief lay a darker reality: state propaganda and immense social pressure, with reports of possible punishment for those who failed to mourn sufficiently. As the nation bid farewell to its longtime leader, his young son, Kim Jong-un, prepared to inherit power. In North Korea, even grief came with expectations. #KimJongIl #NorthKorea #KimJongUn #Pyongyang #worldhistory

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