The factionalists were all systematically liquidated after the plenary meeting. Every official in the room, and then every citizen in the country, learned the significance of the events. They fully understood that the cohesion of the Party was centered on the Great Leader. It was time to dye the entire Party in one color: the color of Prime Minister Kim Il Sung’s revolutionary Juche idea. On May 25, 1967 the Great Leader gave a speech outlining Korea’s way forward under a monolithic system of thought. “Establishing a monolithic system is fundamental in building our Party,” he said. “Without a
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