Editing Politics of North Korea (section)

==Political ideology==
[[File:Dprk pyongyang chuche monument 05.jpg|thumb|The [[Juche Tower|''Juche'' Tower]] symbolizes the official state philosophy of ''[[Juche]]''.|left]]
Originally a close ally of [[Joseph Stalin]]'s [[Soviet Union]], North Korea has increasingly emphasized ''[[Juche]]'', an adoption of [[socialist]] [[Autarky|self-reliance]], which roots from [[Marxism–Leninism]], its adoption of a certain ideological form of Marxism–Leninism is specific to the conditions of North Korea.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Lankov|first1=Andrei N.|title=Kim Takes Control: The 'Great Purge' in North Korea, 1956-1960|journal=Korean Studies|volume=26|issue=1|year=2002|pages=91–92|issn=1529-1529|doi=10.1353/ks.2002.0010|s2cid=153356279}}</ref> ''Juche'' was enshrined as the official ideology when the country adopted a new constitution in 1972.<ref>[[s:Constitution of North Korea (1972)]]</ref><ref name="Juche">{{Cite book| last=Martin| first=Bradley K.| title=Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty| publisher=Thomas Dunne Books| year=2004| location=New York City, New York| page=111| quote=Although it was in that 1955 speech that Kim gave full voice to his arguments for ''juche'', he had been talking along similar lines as early as 1948.| isbn=978-0-312-32322-6}}</ref> In 2009, the constitution was amended again, quietly removing the brief references to [[communism]] ({{Korean|hangul=공산주의|context=north}}).<ref>[http://leonidpetrov.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/dprk-has-quietly-amended-its-constitution/ DPRK has quietly amended its Constitution] ({{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421015549/http://leonidpetrov.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/dprk-has-quietly-amended-its-constitution/ |date=21 April 2013 }})</ref> However, North Korea continues to see itself as part of a worldwide leftist movement. The Workers' Party maintains a relationship with other leftist parties, sending a delegation to the [[International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties]].<ref name="IMCWP11">{{cite web|url=http://actofdefiance.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/13th-international-meeting-of-communist-and-workers-parties-in-athens/ |publisher=Act of Defiance |date=29 November 2011 |title=13th International meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties in Athens |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314143905/http://actofdefiance.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/13th-international-meeting-of-communist-and-workers-parties-in-athens/ |archive-date=14 March 2014 }}</ref> North Korea has a strong [[Cuba–North Korea relations|relationship with Cuba]];<ref name="thediplomat.com">{{cite magazine|title=The North Korea-Cuba Connection |url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/the-north-korea-cuba-connection/ |first=Samuel |last=Ramani |magazine=The Diplomat |date=7 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608150617/https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/the-north-korea-cuba-connection/ |archive-date=8 June 2016 }}</ref> in 2016, the [[North Korean government]] declared three days of mourning after [[Fidel Castro's death]].<ref>{{cite news|title=N.K. declares 3-day mourning over ex-Cuban leader Castro's death |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/11/28/0200000000AEN20161128002852315.html |publisher=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |date=28 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128200044/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/11/28/0200000000AEN20161128002852315.html |archive-date=28 November 2016 }}</ref>