Military Parade, North Korea

Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il, Korean: 김정일, Hanja: 金正日; born 16 February 1941) is the de facto leader the Democratic People's Republic Korea (most commonly known as North Korea); the ficial leader the country is still his long-deceased father Kim Il-sung, the founder North Korea. He is the Chairman the National Defense Commission, General Secretary the Workers' Party Korea, the ruling party since 1948, and the Supreme Commander the Korean People's Army, the fourth largest standing army in the world. In April 2009, North Korea's constitution was amended and now implicitly refers to him as the "Supreme Leader". He is also referred to as the "Dear Leader", "our Father", "the General" and "Generalissimo". His son Kim Jong-un was promoted to a senior position in the ruling Worker's Party and is heir apparent.
A military parade is a formation soldiers whose movement is restricted. The American usage is "formation or military review". The military parade is now mostly ceremonial, though soldiers from time immemorial up until the late 19th century fought in formation. Parades may also hold a role for propaganda purposes, as it is used to exhibit the apparent military strength one's nation.