The Executive Committee of the North Korean Branch Bureau (NKBB) of the Communist Party of Korea (CPK)(Korean: 북조선공산당 집행위원회) was established by a CPK conference on 13 October 1945,[1] and was through the merger with New People's Party of Korea replaced by the 1st Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea on 30 August 1946.[2] It changed its name to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of North Korea sometime between 2–18 May 1946 and became independent of the CPK.[3]
Executive Committee of the North Korean Branch Bureau | |
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13 October 1945 – 30 August 1946 (321 days) Overview | |
Type | Executive Committee of the North Korean Branch Bureau |
Election | Conference of Korean Communist Party Members and Enthusiasts in the Five Northwestern Provinces |
Leadership | |
First Secretary | Kim Il Sung Kim Yong-bom |
Second Secretary | O Ki-sop |
Members | |
Total | 14 |
Apparatus | |
Head of General Affairs | Pak Chong-ho |
No. of departments | 9 |
Plenary sessions
editPlenum | Start–end | Length | Agenda |
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Conference of Members and Enthusiasts | 10–13 October 1945 | 4 days | 2 items.
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1st Enlarged Plenary Session | 15 November 1945 | 1 day | 1 item.
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2nd Enlarged Plenary Session | 17–18 December 1945 | 2 days | 3 items.
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3rd Enlarged Plenary Session | 15 February 1946 | 1 day | 1 item.
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4th Plenary Session | Not made public. | Not made public. | Not made public. |
5th Enlarged Plenary Session | 10 April 1946 | 1 day | 1 item.
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6th Enlarged Plenary Session | 22–23 June 1946 | 2 days | Not made public. |
7th Enlarged Plenary Session | 27–29 July 1946 | 1 day | 2 items.
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References [4] |
Officers
editFirst Secretary
editTitle | Officeholder | Hangul | Birth | Death | Took office | Left office | Duration |
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First Secretary of the Executive Committee of the North Korean Branch Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea | Kim Yong-bom | 김용범 | 1902 | 1947 | 13 October 1945 | 18 December 1945 | 66 days |
First Secretary of the Executive Committee of the North Korean Branch Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 김일성 | 1912 | 1994 | 18 December 1945 | 2 May 1946 | 135 days |
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of North Korea | Kim Il Sung | 김일성 | 1912 | 1994 | 2 May 1946 | 30 August 1946 | 120 days |
Second Secretary
editTitle | Officeholder | Hangul | Birth | Death | Took office | Left office | Duration |
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Second Secretary of the Executive Committee of the North Korean Branch Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea | O Ki-sop | 오기섭 | 1903 | NDDK | 13 October 1945 | January 1946 | 80 days |
Second Secretary of the Executive Committee of the North Korean Branch Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea | Kim Yong-bom | 김용범 | 1902 | 1947 | January 1946 | 2 May 1946 | 121 days |
Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of North Korea | Kim Yong-bom | 김용범 | 1902 | 1947 | 2 May 1946 | 30 August 1946 | 120 days |
Department
editDepartment | Head | Hangul | Term start | Term end | Background |
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Cadre Department | Yi Tong-hwa | 이통화 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Soviet |
Education Department | Han Sol-ya | 한설야 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
General Affairs Department | Pak Chong-ho | 박종호 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
Labour Department | Choe Kyong-dok | 최경독 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
Peasant Department | Yi Sun-jik | 이순직 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
Propaganda Department | Kim Kyo-yong | 김교용 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
Organisation Department | Chu Yong-ha | 주영하 | 13 October 1945 | 18 December 1945 | Domestic |
Ho Ka-i | 허가이 | 18 December 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Soviet | |
Women Department | Pak Chong-ae | 박정애 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
Youth Department | Kim Uk-chin | 김욱진 | 13 October 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Domestic |
References [5] |
Members
editName | Hangul | 1st CC | Background |
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An Kil | 안킬 | Elected | Partisan |
Chang Chong-sik | 장종식 | Elected | Domestic |
Chang sun-myong | 장선명 | Elected | Domestic |
Choe Kyong-dok | 최경독 | Elected | Domestic |
Chu Yong-ha | 주영하 | Elected | Domestic |
Kang Chin-gon | 강진곤 | Elected | Domestic |
Kim Il Sung | 김일성 | Elected | Partisan |
Kim Kyo-yong | 김교용 | Elected | Domestic |
Kim Ung-gi | 김웅기 | Not | Domestic |
Kim Yong-bom | 김용범 | Not | Domestic |
O Ki-sop | 오기섭 | Elected | Domestic |
Pak Chong-ae | 박정애 | Elected | Domestic |
Song Pong-ok | 송퐁옥 | Not | Domestic |
Yi Sun-jik | 이순직 | Not | Domestic |
References [6] |
References
editCitations
editBibliography
editBooks:
- Lankov, Andrey (2002). From Stalin to Kim Il Sung: The Formation of North Korea, 1945–1960. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-3117-5.
- Scalapino, Robert; Lee, Chong-sik (1972). Communism in Korea: The Movement. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02080-1.
- Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System. University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.
Dissertations:
- Paik, Hak Soon (1993). North Korean State Formation, 1945–1950 (Thesis). University of Pennsylvania.