Unified Progressive Party
Unified Progressive Party 통합진보당 | |
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| Leader | Lee Jung-hee |
| Founded | 13 December 2011 |
| Banned | 19 December 2014 |
| Merger of | |
| Succeeded by | Minjung Party (de facto) |
| Headquarters | Noryangjin-ro 12, Solbom Building 12th floor, Dongjak-gu, Seoul |
| Ideology | Progressivism (South Korean) |
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| Colours | Purple |
^ a: By September 2012, the Minjungminju-wing (People's Democracy faction) within the UPP left in large quantities, and the Minjokhaebang-wing (National Liberation faction) (anti-American/pro-North Korean or left-wing nationalists) became the main players. | |
| Unified Progressive Party | |
| Hangul | 통합진보당 |
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| Hanja | 統合進步黨 |
| RR | Tonghap jinbodang |
| MR | T'onghap chinbodang |
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The Unified Progressive Party (UPP; Korean: 통합진보당) is a banned political party in South Korea. It was founded on 13 December 2011 as a merger of the Democratic Labor Party, the People's Participation Party of Rhyu Si-min, and a faction of the New Progressive Party. Until 12 May 2012 it was jointly chaired by Rhyu Si-min, Lee Jung-hee, and Sim Sang-jung.