Songun

E45213

political ideology state ideology

Songun is North Korea’s military-first political ideology that prioritizes the Korean People’s Army as the central force of the state and society.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Songun canonical	44
Songun (military-first policy)	2
Songun politics	2
선군	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	political ideology ⓘ state ideology ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	North Korea ⓘ surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
associatedWithLeader	Kim Il Sung ⓘ Kim Jong Il ⓘ Kim Jong Un ⓘ
corePrinciple	central role of the Korean People’s Army in politics ⓘ military as pillar of the state ⓘ military as vanguard of revolution ⓘ priority to the military in state affairs ⓘ strengthening national defense first ⓘ
country	North Korea ⓘ
developedUnder	Kim Jong Il leadership ⓘ
domain	ideology ⓘ military affairs ⓘ politics ⓘ
emphasisOn	loyalty to the supreme leader ⓘ military buildup ⓘ military industry ⓘ mobilization of the armed forces for economic tasks ⓘ nuclear deterrence ⓘ self-reliant defense ⓘ
goal	consolidation of leadership authority ⓘ deterrence of external threats ⓘ regime survival ⓘ
ideologicalContext	Juche ⓘ Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism ⓘ
influencedBy	Juche ⓘ surface form: Juche ideology
influences	North Korean domestic policy ⓘ North Korean foreign policy ⓘ North Korean military policy ⓘ North Korean propaganda ⓘ
language	Korean ⓘ
nativeName	Songun self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 선군
politicalFunction	framework for leadership succession ⓘ justification of resource allocation to the armed forces ⓘ legitimization of military dominance in politics ⓘ
region	Korean Peninsula ⓘ
romanization	Seon’gun ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence	1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ
translation	military-first ⓘ
usedBy	North Korean government ⓘ surface form: Government of North Korea Korean People's Army ⓘ surface form: Korean People’s Army Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ surface form: Workers’ Party of Korea
viewsMilitaryAs	core force of the revolution ⓘ main pillar of political power ⓘ model for society ⓘ

Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Korea → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Korean People's Army → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Kim Jong Il → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Workers' Party of Korea → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Kim dynasty → ideology → Songun ⓘ

North Korean constitution → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Kim Jong Un → politicalIdeology → Songun ⓘ

Juché → relatedIdeology → Songun ⓘ

subject surface form: Juche

Kim Tok Hun → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Songun → nativeName → Songun self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 선군

Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea → associatedWithIdeology → Songun ⓘ

Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea → ideology → Songun ⓘ

North Korean government → ideology → Songun ⓘ

North Korean government → militaryDoctrine → Songun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Songun (military-first policy)

Great Mother of Korea → politicalSystemContext → Songun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Songun politics

North Korean revolutionary tradition → ideologicalBasis → Songun ⓘ

North Korean media → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Korean People's Navy → ideology → Songun ⓘ

General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism → follows → Songun ⓘ

Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism → hasPart → Songun ⓘ

Monument to Party Founding → politicalIdeology → Songun ⓘ

Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea → ideology → Songun ⓘ

North Korean political system → ideology → Songun ⓘ

North Korean political system → militaryDoctrine → Songun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Songun (military-first policy)

North Korean mass organizations → ideology → Songun ⓘ

WPK Central Committee building → associatedIdeology → Songun ⓘ

Worker-Peasant Red Guards → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League → ideology → Songun ⓘ

General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Rodong Sinmun → politicalAlignment → Songun ⓘ

hammer, hoe and brush emblem → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Korean Democratic Women's Union → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Kim Yo-jong → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Mount Paektu bloodline → relatedConcept → Songun ⓘ

Kim family → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Kim Il Sung Military University → ideology → Songun ⓘ

Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea → ideologyPromoted → Songun ⓘ

Kim Jae Ryong as Premier of North Korea → politicalAlignment → Songun ⓘ

subject surface form: Kim Jae Ryong

Kim Jae Ryong as Premier of North Korea → ideology → Songun ⓘ

subject surface form: Workers' Party of Korea

Cabinet of North Korea → ideology → Songun ⓘ

North Korean military policy → relatedDoctrine → Songun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Songun politics

Kim Ju Ae → associatedIdeology → Songun ⓘ

Order of Kim Il Sung → ideology → Songun ⓘ