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Korea. Hence it was decided in the middle of October 1945, that the North Korean Central Committee of the Korean Communist Party be established. But some of the comrades in the Party were captivated by the sectarianism of the past. They were living, just as in the past, the life of egocentricity and self-importance, confined within their small local groups, without carrying out any Party work or obeying superior organisations. Therefore, leaders of these small groups, whose vision was adjusted to their caves and who were addicted to individual heroism, opposed the establishment of the North Korean Central Bureau on the excuse that they "support the central headquarters (in Seoul)." In order to hide their schemes, alleged that "establishment of the North Korean branch would result in dividing the Party.""
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Addressing the congress, Kim Il Sung stated in his attack on the 'domestic' faction that "Our Party recognized that in order to carry out the proper political duties the scattered and organisationally weak local and provincial organisations must be united under a strong central organisation in North
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At the meeting of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Party on 16 September 1947, Kim Il Sung gave a speech of the cultural policy of the party. The speech was later published as 'On Developing Literature and the Arts and Activating Mass Cultural Work', and remains the basis for cultural
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as the ideological foundation of the party. At the inaugural congress of the party, Kim Il Sung stated that "…the Workers Party is a combat unit and the vanguard of the working masses. We must fight with our utmost to maintain the Party's purity, unity, and iron discipline. If we were to fight
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was mainly based amongst workers and peasants. Moreover, the Korean communists had been riddled by internal differences, and different communist factions were present in the new unified party. At the time of the founding of the new party discussions emerged on the role of
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after it was occupied by Japan in 1931. Many in this group ended up fleeing Manchuria, as their armed resistance was suppressed, and moved to the Soviet Union where many of them, including Kim, were drafted into the
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At the second party congress, leading members of the 'domestic' communist faction such as O Ki-sop, Chong Tal-hyon, Ch'oe Yong-dal and Yi Pong-su were attacked by Kim Il Sung. O Ki-sop was re-elected to the party
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of the party the Soviet faction had three members, the Yanan faction had six, the domestic faction had two and the guerrilla faction had two. The guerrilla faction was actually the smallest of the factions in the
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but they had the advantage of having Kim Il Sung, who led the North Korean government and was highly influential within the party. Moreover, Kim Il Sung was backed by the Soviet Union.
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against the enemy without meeting these conditions within our ranks, it would be nothing less than folly.", arguing in favor of maintaining a Marxist–Leninist orientation.
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The party held its second congress from 27 to 30 March 1948. By the time of the second party congress, the party claimed 725,762 members, organized in 29,762 party cells.
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faction. These factional divisions were largely inherited from the Communist Party of Korea, and one of them (the 'domestic' faction) was also prevalent in the
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were elected as vice chairmen. At the time of establishment, the party is believed to have had about 366,000 members organized in around 12,000 party cells.
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met in early September 1948, 102 out of 212 delegates came from the Workers Party. The Supreme People's Assembly declared the foundation of the
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In early 1947, a purge was undertaken against the 'domestic' communist faction. Between 40,000 and 60,000 party members were expelled.
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was the theoretical magazine of the party. Both organs were later taken over by the Workers' Party of Korea.
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The factions were represented proportionately in the leading bodies of the party. In the first
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Lee, Chong-Sik (1982). "Evolution of the Korean Workers' Party and the Rise of Kim Chŏng-il".
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Lankov, Andrei N. (2002). "Kim Takes Control: The 'Great Purge' in North Korea, 1956-1960".
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authors A. Gitovich and B. Bursov claimed that the party had around 160,000 members in 1946.
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and the New People's Party can be seen as analogous to similar mergers taking place in
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Dubin, Wilbert B. (1950). "The Political Evolution of the Pyongyang Government".
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whose regional headquarters were at Yanan. They had formed their own party, the
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Roughly speaking, the party consisted of four separate internal factions, the
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Suh, Dae-Sook (1986). "North Korea in 1985: A New Era after Forty Years".
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Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System
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Chong-Sik Lee (1963). "Politics in North Korea: Pre-Korean War Stage".
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These figures appears to be taken from official North Korean sources.
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The party managed a wide network of mass organizations, including the
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From Stalin to Kim Il Song: The Formation of North Korea, 1945-1960
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Foundation of DPRK and merger into the Workers' Party of Korea
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North Korean Branch Bureau / Communist Party of North Korea
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or civilians who were stationed in North Korea following
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from 1946 to 1949 and was a predecessor of the current
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North Korean Federation of the Peasants Associations
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Index

Domestic faction
Workers' Party of Korea

Kim Tu-bong
Kim Il Sung
Chu Yong-ha
Ho Ka-i
28 August 1946 (1946-08-28)
Communist Party of Korea
New People's Party of Korea
Workers' Party of Korea
Pyongyang
Rodong Sinmun
Kunroja
Youth wing
Democratic Youth League of North Korea
Pioneer wing
North Korean Children's Union
General Federation of Trade Unions of North Korea
Ideology
Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Political position
Far-left
Fatherland United Democratic Front
Red
Supreme People's Assembly

Politics of North Korea
Political parties

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