Organisation Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea

The Organisation Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (Korean조선로동당 중앙위원회 조직위원회) was established in 1946 and abolished at the 4th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.[1]

Title history

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Title Established Abolished Established by
Organisation Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea 30 August 1946 24 June 1949 1st Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea
Organisation Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea 24 June 1949 18 September 1961 1st Joint Plenary Session of the 2nd Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
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[2]

Members

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1st term (1946–48)

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Composition not made public.

2nd term (1948–56)

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1st Plenary Session (1948–49)

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Rank
[note 1]
Name Hangul Background
1 Kim Il Sung 김일성 Partisan
2 Ho Ka-i 허가이 Soviet
3 Kim Yol 김열 Soviet
4 Pak Chang-ok 박창옥 Soviet
5 Pak Yong-son 박영선 Domestic
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[3]

1st Joint Plenary Session (1949–53)

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Rank
[note 1]
Name Hangul Background
1 Kim Il Sung 김일성 Partisan
2 Pak Hon-yong 박헌영 WPSK
3 Kim Chaek 김책 Partisan
4 Pak Il-u 최창익 Yanan
5 Ho Ka-i 허가이 Soviet
6 Yi Sung-yop 이성엽 WPSK
7 Kim Sam-yong 김삼룡 WPSK
8 Kim Tu-bong 김두봉 Yanan
9 Ho Hon 허헌 WPSK
10 Choe Chang-ik 최창익 Yanan
11 Kim Yol 김열 Soviet
References:
[4]

3rd term (1956–61)

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Rank
[note 1]
Name Hangul Background
1 Kim Il Sung 김일성 Partisan
2 Choe Yong-gon 최용건 Partisan
3 Pak Chong-ae 박정애 Domestic
4 Pak Kum-chol 박금철 Partisan
5 Jong Il-ryong 정일룡 Domestic
6 Kim Chang-man 김창만 Partisan
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[5]

Noter

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  1. ^ a b c Highest rank the individual attained during tenure.

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Suh 1981, p. 325.
  2. ^ Suh 1981, pp. 319–23.
  3. ^ Suh 1981, p. 320.
  4. ^ Suh 1981, p. 322.
  5. ^ Suh 1981, p. 323.

Bibliography

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Books:

  • 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.

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