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EKF_press_release2.doc last Month, during Representative Park Guen-Hye’s visit to the North Korea (May 11-14) as capacity of director of Europe-Korea Foundation(EKF), the North Korean Defense Commission, Chairman Kim jung-Il has promised to open the match in Seoul. September 8, 2002 7 pm - Period of N.K. Stay in Seoul: Sep 6 - 9, 2002- Number of N.K. Team: players and staff - Organizer: Europe-Korea Foundation - Main sponsors : Korean Broadcasting System, Korea Football Association 2. The upcoming Seoul match is planned to be promoted by the Europe-Korea Foundation(EKF), the Korea Football Association(KFA) and Korean Broadcasting System(KBS). www.vuw.ac.nz /~caplabtb/dprk/EKF_press_release2.doc   (136 words)

Articles - Politics of North Korea Under Songun politics, the North Korean government's term for its political system, the National Defense Commission is the highest organ of the state. In September 1998, Kim Jong-il was elected as Chairman of the National Defense Commission (again, as the only candidate) and the Supreme People's Assembly declared that position as the "highest office of state", partly because the position of President was now held forever by the deceased Kim Il Sung. North Korea is widely considered a communist country in the Western world, but the government has formally replaced references to Marxism in its constitution with the locally developed concept of Juche, or self-reliance. www.free-biz.org /articles/Politics_of_North_Korea   (136 words)

National Intelligence Service On August 26, the Korean Central Broadcasting Station stressed in a program titled "National Strength is an Important Guarantor of National Pride," that "the North Korean people are greatly revered around the world due to invincible armed forces. On August 19, the day after his return from Russia on August 18, National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong Il visited the Korean People's Army Unit No. 696 and the Ranam Coal Mine Machinery Complex. On August 25, the Broadcasting Station of the National Democratic Front of South Korea, an anti-South Korea mud-slinging propaganda media outlet, argued, "The August 24 arrest of the seven delegates to the 2001 Grand Festival for National Reunification by the South Korean intelligence authorities is an unjust crackdown. www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/dprk/2001/dprk_nis-e0820.htm   (339 words)

EKF_press_release2.doc last Month, during Representative Park Guen-Hye’s visit to the North Korea (May 11-14) as capacity of director of Europe-Korea Foundation(EKF), the North Korean Defense Commission, Chairman Kim jung-Il has promised to open the match in Seoul. September 8, 2002 7 pm - Period of N.K. Stay in Seoul: Sep 6 - 9, 2002 - Number of N.K. Team: players and staff - Organizer: Europe-Korea Foundation - Main sponsors : Korean Broadcasting System, Korea Football Association 2. The upcoming Seoul match is planned to be promoted by the Europe-Korea Foundation(EKF), the Korea Football Association(KFA) and Korean Broadcasting System(KBS). www.vuw.ac.nz /~caplabtb/dprk/EKF_press_release2.doc   (339 words)

DPRK-Miscellaneous articles North Korea's Chairman of National Defense Commission Kim Jong-il at Korean People's Army unit no. 823 on Sunday, June 2nd. North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-il on military inspection to KPA unit no.165 on Thursday May 6. CIA: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments - North Korea www.vuw.ac.nz /~caplabtb/dprk/DPRK_miscellaneous.html   (1507 words)

North Korea - Atlapedia Online In May 1990 Kim was re-elected President of the Supreme People's Assembly while his son, Kim Jong Il was elected first vice-chairman of a new National Defense Commission. North Korea refused to allow the inspections claiming that the IAEA demand was a violation of its sovereignty. On July 27, 1953 a ceasefire was signed which brought an end to the war, following which the communist Korean Worker's Party (KWP) embarked on an economic reconstruction program and the consolidation of its political position. www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/korea_n.htm   (1563 words)

Politics of North Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In September 1998, Kim Jong-il was elected Chairman of the National Defense Commission in another single-candidate election and the Supreme People's Assembly declared that position to be the "highest office of state". North Korea is widely considered a Communist state in the Western world, but the government has formally replaced references to Marxism-Leninism in its constitution with the locally developed concept of Juche, or self-reliance. As relations with the PRC and the Soviet Union loosened towards the end of the Cold War, North Korea developed an ideology, Juche, based upon a high degree of economic independence and the mobilization of all the resources of the nation to defend against foreign powers seen as a threat to the country's sovereignty. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_North_Korea   (1269 words)

Politics of North Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In September 1998, Kim Jong-il was elected as Chairman of the National Defense Commission (again, as the only candidate) and the Supreme People's Assembly declared that position as the "highest office of state", partly because the position of President was now held forever by the deceased Kim Il Sung. North Korea is widely considered a communist country in the Western world, but the government has formally replaced references to Marxism in its constitution with the locally developed concept of Juche, or self-reliance. North Korea's political system is built upon the principle of centralization. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_North_Korea   (1501 words)

amway.chinamd.net The official North Korean Central News Agency reported on October 23 that North Korea National Defense Commission Vice Chairman Yon Hyong Muk (aged 73), who worked closely with Kim Jong Il, the National Defense Commission chairman, died of chronic diseases, including pancreatic cancer and heart disease, on October 22. COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Marcus Vick was too elusive, and the relentless defense of No. 3 Virginia Tech proved too tough to handle for a spirited Maryland team bent on revenge. PARIS -- Once upon a time in the 1980s, when I was reporting from Europe, there was an overrated superpower known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. amway.chinamd.net   (1179 words)

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of In 1998 the SPA reconfirmed Kim as the Chairman of the National Defense Commission and declared that position the "highest office of State." The presidency was abolished, leaving the late Kim Il Sung as the country's only President. In September 1998, the Supreme People's Assembly reconfirmed Kim Jong Il as Chairman of the National Defense Commission and declared that position the "highest office of state." The presidency was abolished leaving the late Kim Il Sung as the DPRK's only president. In 1998 a Polish newspaper reported the experiences of a woman who spent 10 years in a North Korean concentration camp before fleeing first to China and then to South Korea. www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eap/8330.htm   (10038 words)

NewStandard: 9/7/98 The upshot of the announcement is that, as expected, Kim's son Kim Jong Il -- the country's longtime "dear leader" -- will in effect be head of state, based on his position as chairman of the National Defense Commission. TOKYO -- North Korea announced yesterday that it had revised its Constitution to make its late "great leader," Kim Il Sung, the country's "eternal president." The first is simply to show respect and filial piety to the man who founded North Korea half a century ago and ruled it virtually as a god until his death. www.s-t.com /daily/09-98/09-07-98/b03wn049.htm   (385 words)

St. Louis Independent Media Center – stlimc.org :: CPP-NDF (Philippines) Greet Comrade Kim Jong Il On His Birthday The Communist Party of the Philippines extends its warmest greetings to Comrade Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and respected leader of the Korean people on his birthday on 16 February. Under his leadership the Workers' Party of Korea, the Korean People's Army and the Korean people have stood as one in asserting national sovereignty in the face of numerous attempts at bullying by the imperialist powers led by the United States. Finally, in September 1997, North Korea's official news agency reported that a spontaneous groundswell of popular opinion had compelled the Workers' Party to elect Kim Jong Il to rule the nation. www.stlimc.org /newswire/display/1309/index.php   (4239 words)

Korea: North Korea He was named secretary of the Communist party in 1997 and consolidated his power with the title of National Defense Commission chairman in 1998. North Korea maintained close relations with the Soviet Union and China (military aid treaties were signed with both countries in 1961) but preserved a degree of independence; the Sino-Soviet rift facilitated this. After direct talks with the United States, North Korea agreed to freeze its nuclear program in return for shipments of oil and the construction of two new light-water reactors for power (the latter were not built, however). www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0859141.html   (835 words)

Threat From North Korea Rising, U.S. Army Warns [Free Republic] Kim Jong Il, whose power rests mainly in his position as chairman of the national defense commission, agreed last week on a vague reference to military discussion after receiving the South's unification minister, Park Jae Kyu. The North has ''an offensive military capability designed to prosecute a short and violent war,'' according to a document titled ''North Korean Threat'' that was compiled by the intelligence section of the U.S. command here. When the North discusses military issues, U.S. analysts say, a primary goal will be to negotiate the withdrawal of the U.S. 2d Infantry Division, the forwardmost U.S. combat unit in the region, with 15,000 troops defending the main invasion route to Seoul. www.freerepublic.com /forum/a39ba53663dd0.htm   (1438 words)

AsiaMedia :: NORTH KOREA: N.K. media still calling Kim 'Dear Leader' Checking past reports, Yonhap found that the North's Korean Central News Agency often has referred to Kim as "the supreme commander" or "the chairman of the National Defense Commission" when his activities were related to the military. North Korea's official media - Korean Central Broadcasting Station, the Korean Central News Agency and others - "simply described him as 'general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the DPRK National Defense Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army,'" Kyodo said. Quoting the Japanese monitoring agency Radiopress, the Kyodo News Agency and other wire services reported Wednesday that North Korea's media have stopped using the usual glorifying description of "dear leader" when they refer to Kim. www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=16876   (503 words)

DPRK-Miscellaneous articles Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defense Commission, enjoyed an art performance given by the State Symphony Orchestra. Kim already heads the military as chairman of the National Defense Commission and controls the country's politics as general-secretary of the party. When Kim Jong Il was appointed as the successor of the president in the middle of the 1970s, the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea took a measure to hang Kim Jong Il's portrait with his father's one, but Kim Jong Il didn't approve it. www.vuw.ac.nz /~caplabtb/dprk/NK_misc.htm   (503 words)

DPRK - Pakistan Ghauri Missile Cooperation During late November 1995, DPRK military delegation led by Choe Kwang (Vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, Minister of the People's Armed Forces, and Marshal of the Korean People's Army) travelled to Pakistan. In September of the same year delegation of the DPRK led by Choe Hui-chong, chairman of the State Commission of Science and Technology, travelled to Pakistan. Here he meet Pakistani President Sardar Leghari, Defense Minister Aftab Shaban Mirani, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations, Commander of the Air Force and various other military officials. www.fas.org /news/pakistan/1998/05/ghauri2.htm   (2675 words)

Encyclopedia: North Korea Kim Jong-il (born February 16, 1941) is Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea), Supreme Commander of the (North) Korean Peoples Army, and General Secretary of the Korean Workers Party (which has controlled the country since 1945). The Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea is the supreme commander of the North Korean military, and is the most powerful person in the country. The national emblem of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea bears the design of a grand hydroelectric power plant under Mount Paektu, the sacred mountain of the revolution, and bearing the beaming light of a five-pointed red star, with ears of rice forming an oval frame, bound with... www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/North-Korea   (1631 words)

Kim Il Sung on Encyclopedia.com He was named secretary of the Communist party in 1997 and consolidated his power with the title of National Defense Commission chairman in 1998. Although Kim has established relations with a number of Western nations, easing the North's diplomatic isolation, and hosted a meeting with South Korean president Kim Dae Jung in 2000, he did not reciprocate with a visit to the South and the North has provoked international crises to win desperately needed food and other aid. He was trained in Moscow before World War II, and in 1945 he became chairman of the Soviet-sponsored People's Committee of North Korea (later the Korean Workers' party). www.encyclopedia.com /html/k/kimi1ls1un.asp   (1631 words)

Kim Jong-il - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kim Jong-il (born February 16, 1941) is Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Supreme Commander of the (North) Korean People's Army, and General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party (a Communist party which has controlled the country since 1945). By 2000, there were frequent reports from reliable sources (such as the UN) of famine in all parts of North Korea except Pyongyang. Kim probably received most of his education in the People's Republic of China, where he was sent away from his father for greater safety during the Korean War. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kim_Jong_Il   (2260 words)

Kim Jong-il - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kim Jong Il (born February 16, 1941) is Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Supreme Commander of the (North) Korean People's Army, and General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party (a Communist party which has controlled the country since 1945). Kim Jong Il's official biography states that he was born at Mount Paektu in northern Korea on February 16, 1942. Kim gradually made his presence felt within the Korean Workers Party from the Seventh Plenum of the Fifth Central Committee in September 1973, leading the "Three Revolution Team" campaigns. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kim_Jong_Il   (2307 words)

North Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kim holds several official titles, the most important being General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the National Defense Commission and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army. In 1998, the legislature reconfirmed him as Chairman of the National Defence Commission and declared that position as the "highest office of state." International relations generally improved, and there was a historic North-South summit in June 2000. In July 2004, the Complex of Koguryo Tombs was the first site in North Korea to be included into the UNESCO list of World Heritage. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Korea   (2822 words)

kim yong north korea and other north korea related information People's Armed Forces; Chairman of the National Defense Commission; son of North Korea’s founder Kim Il Sung Kim Yong Nam--President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly; titular head of... General Secretary of Korean Workers’ Party : Kim Jong Il Head of state : Kim Yong Nam North Korea - 2003 Annual report North Korea was the world’s worst violator of press freedom, according to the... The Pentagon dismissed the Kim Yong Sam's demand to resume the Team Spirit seri es of nuclear attack drills aimed at North Korea. www.nethorde.com /north_korea/kim-yong-north-korea.html   (334 words)

Kim Jong-il - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Although the post of President was left vacant, and appears to have been abolished in deference to the memory of Kim Il-sung, Kim took the titles of General Secretary of the Party and chairman of the National Defense Commission, the real center of power in North Korea. Kim Jong-il (born February 16, 1941) is the leader of North Korea. Kim Jong-il's official biography states that he was born at Mount Paektu in northern Korea on February 16, 1942. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kim_Jong_Il   (2511 words)

Kim Jong-il - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kim Jong-il (born February 16, 1941) is Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Supreme Commander of the (North) Korean People's Army, and General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party (which has controlled the country since 1945). Kim Jong-il's official biography states that he was born at Mount Paektu in northern Korea on February 15, 1942. Kim probably received most of his education in the People's Republic of China, where he was sent away from his father for greater safety during the Korean War. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kim_Jong_Il   (2296 words)

Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-il (born February 16, 1941) is Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Supreme Commander of the (North) Korean People's Army, and General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party (which has controlled the country since 1945). South Korean sources believe he was born on February 16, 1941, and that subsequently his "official" birth year was adjusted so as to be in harmony in terms of decades with that of his father, Kim Il-sung. Kim probably received most of his education in the People's Republic of China, where he was sent away from his father for greater safety during the Korean War. www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref?title=Kim_Jong-il   (2484 words)

Roger L. Simon: A North Korean Freedom Movement? The North’s Korean Central Broadcast, the Korean Central News Agency and other media are describing the nation’s leader as ``general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea,’’ ``chairman of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea National Defense Commission’’ and ``supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army,’’ Tokyo-based Radiopress said on its Web site.... It's in Japanese, but it takes only a few clicks on the top stories to see the pictures, and if there aren't any pictures of Kim Jong Il you can assume there is no big news about North Korea. North Korea’s official media have dropped the honorific ``dear leader’’ from reports on Kim Jong Il, a Japanese news agency reported a day after other reports said his portrait had been removed at some public sites. www.rogerlsimon.com /mt-archives/2004/11/a_north_korean.php   (2484 words)

Boston.com / News / World / Asia / N.Korea Remembers Founder Kim Il-Sung, Warns U.S. Kim leads the North as the chairman of the National Defense Commission and the supreme commander of the 1.1-million-strong Korean People's Army. Kim Jong-il led a delegation of leaders at the strike of midnight to pay respects to his father and North Korea's founder at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, where the Soviet-picked leader lies in state, the official KCNA news agency said. The "Great Leader" Kim died on July 8, 1994 after 46 years in power. www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2004/07/08/nkorea_remembers_founder_kim_il_sung_warns_us?mode=PF   (621 words)

Kim Il Sung He was named secretary of the Communist party in 1997 and consolidated his power with the title of National Defense Commission chairman in 1998. Kim Il Sung, 1912 – 94, North Korean political leader, chief of state of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1948–94); originally named Kim Sung Chu. Although Kim has established relations with a number of Western nations, easing the North's diplomatic isolation, and hosted a meeting with South Korean president www.infoplease.com /ce5/CE028395.html   (621 words)

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