Workers' Party of North Korea
Workers' Party of North Korea 북조선로동당 | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Kim Tu-bong |
| Vice Chairmen | Kim Il Sung Chu Yong-ha Ho Ka-i |
| Founded | 28 August 1946 |
| Dissolved | 24 June 1949 |
| Merger of | Communist Party of Korea New People's Party of Korea |
| Merged into | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Headquarters | Pyongyang |
| Newspaper | Rodong Sinmun Kunroja |
| Youth wing | Democratic Youth League of North Korea |
| Pioneer wing | North Korean Children's Union |
| Labour wing | General Federation of Trade Unions of North Korea |
| Membership (1946) | 366,000 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | Fatherland United Democratic Front |
| Colors | Red |
| Supreme People's Assembly | 172 / 572 |
| Party flag | |
| Workers' Party of North Korea | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 북조선로동당 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 北朝鮮勞動黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Bukjoseon Rodongdang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pukchosŏn Rodongdang |
The Workers' Party of North Korea (Korean: 북조선로동당; Hancha: 北朝鮮勞動黨) was a communist party in North Korea from 1946 to 1949 and was a predecessor of the current Workers' Party of Korea. It was founded at a congress on 28–30 August 1946, by the merger of the northern branch of the Communist Party of Korea and the New People's Party of Korea. Kim Tu-bong, the leader of the New People's Party, was elected chairman of the party, while Chu Yong-ha and Kim Il Sung 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.