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The 6th Congress of the Workers' Party ended, having anointed North Korean President Kim Il Sung's son Kim Jong Il as his successor.
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6th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea
1980 party conference in North Korea
The 6th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was held in the February 8 House of Culture in Pyongyang, North Korea, from 10 to 14 October 1980. The congress is the highest organ of the party, and is stipulated to be held every four years. 3,062 delegates represented the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kim Il Sung
Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994
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Kim Jong Il
Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011
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Day of the year
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