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Wreaths Laid before Statue of Kang Pan Sok and Her Grave

Pyongyang, April 21 (KCNA) -- Wreaths were laid before the statue of Kang Pan Sok at the Chilgol Revolutionary Site and her grave at Mangyongdae on Thursday on the occasion of the 119th birth anniversary of her, an indomitable revolutionary fighter and outstanding leader of the Korean women's movement.

Seen standing before them were wreaths sent by Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.

Present at the wreath-laying ceremonies were Kim Yong Chun, Choe Thae Bok, Yang Hyong Sop and others, officials of the party, armed forces and power organs, working people's organizations and ministries, servicepersons and working people in the city.

Placed before them were wreaths in the name of the C.C., the WPK, the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly and the DPRK Cabinet.

Also placed were wreaths in the name of working people's organizations, ministries, military academies, educational institutions, revolutionary schools and party and power organs and farms in Pyongyang.

The participants observed a moment's silence, looking back upon her life.