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National symposium held to mark 100th anniversary of formation of "DIU"

A national symposium was held at the People's Palace of Culture on the 13th to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Down-with-Imperialism Union (DIU).
Present there were Ju Chang Il, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, officials of the central and Pyongyang municipal Party and administrative organs and working people's organizations, and theoretical and information officials of the institutions of science, education, literature and arts, the press and the revolutionary relics preservation, and Party cadres training organs.
Papers were made public at the symposium, which deeply explained and proved the profound significance of the formation of the "DIU" and theoretical and practical issues arising in more powerfully advancing the revolutionary cause of Juche under the banner of independence against imperialism and the banner of socialism by carrying forward the tradition of the "DIU".
The great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung formed the Down-with-Imperialism Union on October 17, 1926 with young people of new generation aspiring after socialism and communism in order to achieve national liberation and class emancipation under the idea of anti-imperialism, independence and sovereignty.
In the speech he made at the meeting of forming the "DIU" he elucidated the great programme of the revolution that Japanese imperialism should be defeated by the Korean people themselves and genuine independence of Korea be achieved.