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Floral Tribute Paid to Ri Po Ik
Pyongyang, May 31 (KCNA) -- Wreaths were laid before the grave of Ri Po Ik, an ardent patriotic fighter, in Mangyongdae on Monday on the occasion of the 134th anniversary of her birth.

Seen before her grave was a wreath from General Secretary Kim Jong Il.

The wreath-laying ceremony was attended by Kim Ki Nam, Yang Hyong Sop and others, officials of party, armed forces and power organs, ministries and national institutions and working people in the city of Pyongyang.

Placed before her grave were wreaths in the name of the WPK Central Committee, ministries, national institutions, military academies, educational and media institutions and party and power organs and farms in Pyongyang.

The participants paid silent tribute to Ri Po Ik, looking back on the brilliant life of Ri who made sure that the tradition of the Mangyongdae family was steadily inherited by its members and devoted her all to the liberation and prosperity of the country.

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