A military parade noteworthy in the history of the country was grandly held at Kim Il Sung Square in the capital city Pyongyang on April 25 in celebration of the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army.

Paratroopers displayed fascinating parachuting skills like a cluster of stars in the night sky before landing on the square, fiercely fluttering the large national flag, thus decorating the prelude to the military parade conspicuously.

The State Merited Chorus entered to play music for military parade.

Then, there was a ceremony of the general military band to enter the square.

The bandsmen changed formations to display the two pistols showing the origin of the revolutionary armed forces of Korea, the figures "4.25" and "90", the party emblem and the word of "Defence".

The respected Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the DPRK, together with his wife Ri Sol Ju, arrived at the square, when there was a solemn ceremony of the guard of honour of the Korean People's Army to greet them.

Kim Jong Un received a report of salute from the commander of the guard of honour of the KPA and reviewed the guard of honour and the glorious colours of the large combined units.

Amid the playing of the welcome music, Kim Jong Un came out to the rostrum of the square together with his wife Ri Sol Ju.

He warmly waved his hand to acknowledge the enthusiastic cheers of the paraders and other people.

Members of the Korean Children's Union presented fragrant bouquets to Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju.

The rostrum was taken by Pak Jong Chon, Member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK, Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Party and Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Ri Pyong Chol, Member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK and Secretary of the Party Central Committee, leading officials of the armed forces organs, commanders of the large combined units, political commissars and commanders of the combined units.

The seats reserved for honoured guests were taken by Choe Ryong Hae, Member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK and First Vice-President of the State Affairs Commission and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK; Jo Yong Won, Member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK and Secretary for Organizational Affairs of the Party Central Committee; and Kim Tok Hun, Member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK and Vice-President of the State Affairs Commission and Premier of the Cabinet of the DPRK.

The rostrum was also taken by senior officials of the Party and the government.

Invited to see the military parade were veteran cadres who have long worked in the Party, government and military organs.

The reserved seats were taken by the participants in the celebrations of the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army.

The national flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was solemnly hoisted.

A 21-gun salute was fired amid the solemn playing of the song "The Glorious Motherland".

Kim Jong Un made a congratulatory speech.

Then, there was an inspection of preparations for the military parade.

Vice-Marshal of the KPA Ri Yong Gil, Minister of National Defence of the DPRK, made a report to Marshal of the KPA Pak Jong Chon, Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, that the parade units have lined up for the inspection.

Pak Jong Chon inspected the parade units.

He courteously reported to General Secretary of the WPK Kim Jong Un that the military parade for celebrating the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army was ready to start.

Columns of the armed forces of the DPRK started a grand march.

The rostrum of the square was passed by the column of the honour cavalrymen, the column of those in the uniforms of members of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army during the anti-Japanese armed struggle, the first generation of the revolutionary armed forces of Korea, the column of those in the uniforms during the Fatherland Liberation War, the column of the first army corps, the column of the second army corps, the columns of military academies at all levels, the columns of revolutionary schools, the columns of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards in the provinces, the column of the Ministry of State Security, the columns of the Public Security Forces, the emergency anti-epidemic column and other parading columns.

Kim Jong Un held up his hand to encourage the paraders.

Parading flight of the Air Force of the KPA began in the night sky of the capital city.

The columns of main tanks, super-large multiple launch rocket system and strategic missiles passed through the square.

Fireworks were set off at the end of the military parade.

Kim Jong Un held up his hand to warmly acknowledge the stormy cheers of the people.