Korean Children's Union
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Korean Youth Corps 조선소년단 | |
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Founded | 6 June 1946 |
Headquarters | Pyongyang, North Korea |
Mother party | Workers' Party of Korea |
International affiliation | International Committee of Children's and Adolescents' Movements |
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Korean Youth Corps (Korean: 조선소년단, Hanja: 朝鮮少年團) is a North Korean youth movement and Pioneer movement. Membership is open to children between the ages of nine and fifteen. Youth above age 15 may join the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League.[1] The organization is part of the wider Korean Children's Union with units operating in elementary and secondary schools nationwide.
See also
- Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League
- Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation
- V.I. Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization