March 28, 2024
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Why North Korea celebrates Party Foundation Day

Almost nothing in state accounts of the WPK's creation is truthful

Today is October 10, better known in North Korea as Party Foundation Day. There are celebrations across the country – some prisoners are even released from concentration camps. But what is this holiday about?

Officially, October 10 is the day when Great Leader and respected comrade Kim Il Sung created the Northern Section of the Communist Party of Korea, which later evolved into the contemporary Workers’ Party of Korea.

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