Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: "When Supreme Commander of the KPA (Korean People's Army) comrade Kim Jong-Il appeared on the platform a storm of cheers burst forth," KCNA said. Also present in his first public appearance in some 16 months was Kang Song-San, 66, believed to have been sacked as North Korea's prime minister.

sacked