Down-with-Imperialism Union

Down-with-Imperialism Union
Chosŏn'gŭl 타도제국주의동맹 (ㅌ.ㄷ)
Hancha 打倒帝國主義同盟 (ㅌ.ㄷ)
Revised Romanization Tado Jeguk Juui Dongmaeng (Teudeu)
McCune–Reischauer T'ado Cheguk Chuŭi Tongmaeng (T'ŭdŭ)

The Down-with-Imperialism Union, or DIU, was founded on 17 October 1926, by Kim Il-sung, in Huadian city, Jilin province, China, in order to fight against Japanese imperialism and to promote Marxism–Leninism.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] It is considered to be the root and foundation of the Workers' Party of Korea and its creation is celebrated every year.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]

On 17 October 1982, Kim Jong-il honoured the DIU with a speech. In the speech he said that its formation meant that the Korean people had "embarked on a new road of development and our Party [Workers' Party of Korea] began to strike its glorious roots." [29] He went on to explain the accomplishments of his party in defending the country from the American imperialism and promote the idea of Juche. He also noted that Kim Il-sung began the DIU with a programme to engage in "anti-Japanese national-liberation struggle relying on the masses", that its formation was the "fresh start for the Korean communist movement and the Korean revolution...the beginning of the struggle to found a new type of party," and added that "The Korean communist movement...pioneered the revolutionary road under the banner of the DIU."

In 2016, in particular, the DIU was repeatedly honoured by the people and state of North Korea, especially on 18–19 October. This included dramas, singing of songs in a Pyongyang plaza, "dancing parties" of students and youth, and wreaths laid at the graves of revolutionary martyrs to commemorate the founding of the revolutionary organisation, saying that it was the origin of the ideas of Juche.[30][31][32] Additionally, commemorative stamps were released, a national meeting was held at the People's Palace of Culture attended by "senior party, state and army officials...labour innovators and bereaved families of the revolutionary martyrs," a national art exhibition opened at the Korean Art Gallery, and members (and workers within) the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK) commemorated the occasion.[33][34][35][36][37] A poster was even issued by Workers' Party of Korea to "mark the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Down-with-Imperialism Union (DIU)."[38]

The same year, the chairperson of People Unity-"Kyrgyz El" Republican Political Party in Kyrgyzstan, the secretary general of Bangladesh Jatiya Party, the chairperson of the Juche Idea Study Society in India, the chairperson for the Juche Philosophy Study Committee in India, high-ranking individuals in the Pakistan-Korea Friendship Association, the National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea of the Democratic Republic of the Congo all praised the developments of the Workers' Party of Korea and celebrated the DIU's anniversary.[39][40]

References

  1. ↑ "Songun Politics". Korean Friendship Association. 2011. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  2. ↑ "North Korea touts nuclear weapons on anti-imperialist anniversary". UPI. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  3. ↑ "N. Korea Threatens More Nuclear Tests". Military Times. 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  4. ↑ "More Nuke Tests For N. Korea?". CBS News. 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  5. ↑ The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism, ed. Immanuel Ness and Zak Cope, Vol. 1 (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), 111.
  6. ↑ Adrian Buzo,The Guerilla Dynasty: Politics and Leadership in North Korea(New York: I.B. Tauris Publishers, 1999), 117.
  7. ↑ Dermot Hudson,10th Visit to the land of Juche, Peoples Korea October 2015(Lulu Press: Morrisville, NC, 2016), 4.
  8. ↑ James Cotton, "Ideology and Legitimation Crisis in North Korea,"Communism and Reform in East Asia (RLE Modern East and South East Asia), ed. David S. G. Goodman (New York: Routledge, 1988), 87.
  9. ↑ Dermot Hudson, In Defense of Songun(Lulu Press: Morrisville, NC, 2015), 15.
  10. ↑ Mason Steiner, Forward To Revisionism(Lulu Press: Morrisville, NC, 2012), 27.
  11. ↑ John Sweeney, North Korea Undercover: Inside the World's Most Secret State (New York: Pegasus Books, 2015), 32.
  12. ↑ Johannes Schönherr, North Korean Cinema: A History (Jefferson, NC, McFarland & Company, 2012), 65.
  13. ↑ History of Revolutionary Activities of President Kim Il Sung (Pyongyang, Korea: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 2012), 6-8.
  14. ↑ "The strange history of North Korea's Communists". BBC News. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  15. ↑ "Down with the Imperialist Union (DUI) 80th anniversary". YouTube. 2006-10-26. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  16. ↑ "A Historic House Tells of Feats of Kim Il Sung in Party Founding". Korean Friendship Association. 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  17. ↑ "Down-with-Imperialism Union—root of the Workers' Party of Korea". The Pyongyang Times. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  18. ↑ Ian Jeffries, Contemporary North Korea: A Guide to Economic and Political Developments(New York: Routledge, 2010), 160-161.
  19. ↑ "NKorea's Bethlehem is birthplace of Kim religion". US News and World Report. 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  20. ↑ "The North Korean Nuclear Problem, Japan, and the Peace of Northeast Asia". US News and World Report. 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  21. ↑ "The North Korean Nuclear Problem, Japan, and the Peace of Northeast Asia". The Herald. 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  22. ↑ "With Cash, Defectors Find North Korea's Cracks". The New York Times. 2006-10-19. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  23. ↑ "Meagre media for North Koreans". BBC News. 2006-10-10. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  24. ↑ "N. Korea: troops ready for atomic war". Associated Press. 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  25. ↑ Korea Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society, ed. Rüdiger Frank, Jim Hoare, Patrick Köllner, and Susan Pares (Boston, Brill, 2007), 31.
  26. ↑ "Down With Imperialism Union anniversary". Reuters. 2006-10-08. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  27. ↑ "Korea's unfinished struggle for national liberation". Party for Socialism and Liberation. 2005-10-11. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  28. ↑ "Saenal, Korea's First Revolutionary Newspaper". Rodong Sinmun. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  29. ↑ "The Workers' Party of Korea is A Juche-Type Revolutionary Party which Inherited the Glorious Tradition of the DIU" (PDF). Korean Friendship Association. 1982. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  30. ↑ "Drama "Blood Vessel" Staged". Rodong Sinmun. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  31. ↑ "Stages of Singing Revolutionary Songs of Youth and Students Held". Rodong Sinmun. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  32. ↑ "Dancing Parties of Youths and Students Held". Rodong Sinmun. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  33. ↑ "Commemorative Stamps for 90th Anniversary of DIU Produced". Rodong Sinmun. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  34. ↑ "National Meeting Marks Anniversary of Formation of DIU". Rodong Sinmun. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  35. ↑ "Economic and Commercial Councilors Corps Visits Party Founding Museum". Rodong Sinmun. 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  36. ↑ "National Art Exhibition Opens to Mark 90th Anniversary of DIU". Rodong Sinmun. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  37. ↑ "DPRK Workers, Members of GFTUK Meet". Rodong Sinmun. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  38. ↑ "Poster Celebrating 90th Anniversary of DIU Issued". Rodong Sinmun. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  39. ↑ "Foreign Personages Praise Great Persons for Performing Feats in Party Building". Rodong Sinmun. 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  40. ↑ "DR Congolese Body Lauds History of Korean Youth Movement". Rodong Sinmun. 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
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