A photo exhibition was held in Nigeria, a seminar on his exploits and a film show in Benin and a lecture and a film show in Mongolia.

The director of the Art and Cultural Council of the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria said what was characteristic of Kim Jong Il's Songun revolutionary leadership was that he put forward the Korean People's Army as the main force for building a thriving nation and led its service personnel to make a breakthrough not only in national defence but in socialist construction.

The chairman of the Benin National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea said that Kim Jong Il put the country's military capacity on the highest level by providing Songun leadership and brought about the unbreakable single-minded unity of the army and people around the Workers' Party of Korea.

Referring to the fact that the DPRK ushered in a heyday in all fields under his Songun leadership, he said that its cities and villages turned into a socialist land of bliss, giving the people an ample opportunity to enjoy prosperity and luxury under socialism.

The executive chairperson of the Mongolian Mt. Paektu Association for Independent Development in a lecture said Kim Jong Il's Songun revolutionary leadership has successfully been carried forward by the dear respected Kim Jong Un.

Marshal Kim Jong Un is successfully embodying the idea of believing in the people as in Heaven, the noble idea of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, the chairperson noted, adding:

Kim Jong Un is leading the struggle for realizing the grandiose plan of Kim Jong Il for the building of a thriving nation.