- Pomchonghakryon
Infobox Korean name|context=north
hangul=조국통일범민족청년학생련합 (범청학련)
hanja=祖國統一汎民族青年學生聯合 (汎青學聯)
rr=Joguk Tong-il Beomminjok Cheongnyeon Haksaeng Ryeonhap (Beomcheonghangryeon)
mr=Choguk T'ong'il Pŏmminjok Ch'ŏngnyŏn Haksaeng Ryŏnhap (Pŏmch'ŏnghangryŏn)The National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification, or the Pomchonghakryon, is a
North Korea -based organization that promotesKorean reunification . It was founded on15 August 1992 , the 47th anniversary of the end of Japanese occupation on the Korean peninsula.It considers the
South Korea -basedHanchongryun (South Korean Federation of University Student Councils), which was a well-known target of the National Security Act in South Korea, as its southern headquarters. It also has an overseas branch based inJapan . It holds meetings roughly once a year, with the stated goal of ending the foreign domination and intervention in Korea and moving towards peaceful reunification of Korea.References
* [http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/1997/9712/news12/14.htm KCNA News, 14 December 1997] , accessed
3 March 2006
* [http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/1998/9808/news08/17.htm KCNA News, 17 August 1998] , accessed3 March 2006 ee also
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Korean unification External links
* [http://bchy.jinbo.net/ Pomchonghakryon (South branch) web site] (in Korean)
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