78 Years Later, Kim Jong Un Changes North Korea’s Flag in Break with Founding Leader

The North Korean government's official website, Naenara, recently began displaying the new flag.

North Korea has changed the proportions of its national flag for the first time since the country was founded in 1948, replacing a design closely associated with its founding leader, Kim Il Sung. The change is the latest in a series of moves by leader Kim Jong Un to reshape the country's national identity and consolidate his authority.

The North Korean government's official website, Naenara, recently began displaying a flag with an aspect ratio of 1:1.65, replacing the previous 1:2 design that had been in use for decades.

The two narrow white stripes separating the flag's blue and red sections have also been widened. They now appear to measure roughly a third of the width of the blue stripes at the top and bottom.

The change was formally approved on 23 March 2026 as part of a revision to North Korea's Socialist Constitution. It was incorporated into Chapter VII, Article 166 of the revised charter.

However, the modification was not confirmed by North Korean sources until Tuesday, when Naenara published the text of the updated constitution.

The website appears to have introduced the new design sometime between…

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