The rank of taewŏnsu was created by a joint decision of the Central Committee and Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, the DPRK′s National Defense Commission and Central People′s Committee in April 1992 to honor Kim Il Sung on his 80th birthday.
He is politburo member of Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
According to the official biography released by the Korean Central News Agency, he joined the Korean People's Army in June 1950 (approximately when the Korean War started); after graduating from the Kim Il-sung University, he served as section chief and then secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, director of the Central Party School, minister of Higher Education, and president of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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The 1st Plenum on 18 September 1961 appointed Kim Il-sung as Chairman and other five (including Choi Yong-kun and Kim Il) as Vice Chairmen; the Political Committee was restored with 15 members.
However, during the late 1970s the relationship with Pyongyang became slightly stronger than that with Seoul, as Ne Win and the Burma Socialist Programme Party forged fraternal ties with Kim Il-sung and the Workers' Party of Korea.
the logo of the Workers' Party of Korea, uncircled and circled (code points 12-01 and 12-02);
The Yanan faction, led first by Mu Chong and then by Kim Tu-bong and Choe Chang-ik, were those Korean exiles who had lived in China's Shaanxi province and joined the Communist Party of China whose regional headquarters were at Yan'an.
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Choe Ryong Hae was elected member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee; Kim Jong-gak, Jang Song-thaek, Pak To-chun, Hyon Chol-hae, Kim Won-hong, and Ri Myong-su members of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee; Kwak Pom-gi, O Kuk-ryol, Ro Tu-chol, Ri Pyong-sam, and Jo Yon-jun alternate members of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee to fill vacancies.
As for international cooperation, JUL has visited the gatherings of several left-wing political groups in Europe and worldwide, including ties with the Communist Party of China, Communist Party of Cuba and the Workers' Party of Korea.