Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League

Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League

Infobox Political Youth Organization
name_english = Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League

chairman = Kim Kyong Ho
colorcode = Red
foundation = January 17, 1946
headquarters = Pyongyang, North Korea
ideology = Juche
international = World Federation of Democratic Youth, WFDY
regional1_type =
regional1_name =
student =
secretary =
mother_party = Workers Party of Korea
website =

Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League ( _ko. 김일성사회주의청년동맹) is a Korean youth organization. It is the main youth organization in DPR Korea.

It was founded by Kim Il-sung on January 17, 1946 as the Democratic Youth League of North Korea. It became the youth wing of the Workers Party of North Korea, later the Workers Party of Korea. It was renamed the Democratic Youth League of Korea and in May 1964 renamed as the League of Socialist Working Youth of Korea. [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0004-4687%28198205%2922%3A5%3C434%3AEOTKWP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6] ] It assumed its present name on its 50th anniversary in 1996. [ [http://www.kcckp.net/en/periodic/todaykorea/index.php?contents+1777+2006-01+80+8] , [http://www.kcckp.net/en/great/political.php?5] ]

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Youth League is Kim Kyong Ho. [ja icon [http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/207th_issue/2004071701.htm 10th Anniversary of Kim Il Sung's demise ] ] The Youth League publishes a daily newspaper, "Chongnyon Jonwi". [ [http://www.fas.org/news/dprk/1999/dprk-990101.htm DPRK' New Year Joint Editorial ] ]

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