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- 1 2 3 4 5 "Jangsan Revolutionary Site Draws Endless Stream of Visitors". KCNA. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Corfield 2014, p. 26.
- 1 2 "Foreign diplomats visit Jangsan Revolutionary Site". KCNA. 13 February 2001. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ↑ Visits to Changsan Revolutionary Site Reported 1995, p. 35.
- ↑ Foreign Friends Visit Kim Chong-Il Revolutionary Site 1987, p. 126.
- ↑ "Forced To Hate". People for Successful Corean Reunification. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
Works cited
- Corfield, Justin (2014). "Changsan Revolutionary Site". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.
- "Foreign Friends Visit Kim Chong-Il Revolutionary Site" (PDF). Korean Affairs Report. Virginia: Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 26 March 1987 [14 February 1987]. p. 126. OCLC 880847287 . Retrieved 1 October 2010– via KCNA.[ permanent dead link ]
- "Visits to Changsan Revolutionary Site Reported". Daily Report: East Asia. Washington: The Service. 1995. pp. 34–35. OCLC 1008884962 – via KCNA.