Background: Democratic People's Republic of Korea — People | Cyber-Lenin

Background: Democratic People's Republic of Korea

12 people

By birth A–Z List Cards

Ho Hon 허헌 From civil-rights lawyer of the March 1st Movement to first Chairman of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly: a progressive nationalist Political and party leadership · Workers' Party of South Korea 1885–1951
Kim Tu-bong 김두봉 Independence activist, linguist, and Yan'an faction leader who served as the first head of state of the DPRK Political and party leadership · Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1889–1958?
Kim Won-bong 김원봉 Heroic Corps founder who evolved from anarchist bombings to DPRK cabinet, lone figure spanning the Korean revolutionary spectrum Social movements and organizing · Workers' Party of North Korea 1898–1958
Pak Hon-yong 박헌영 Architect of the Korean Communist Party's rebirth; leader of the Workers' Party of South Korea Political and party leadership · Communist Party of Korea 1900–1955
Choe Yong-gon 최용건 The Manchurian guerrilla who became the KPA's first commander and the DPRK's nominal head of state Military command · Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1900–1976
Kim Chaek 김책 Korean revolutionary military leader who fought alongside Kim Il Sung in the Manchurian anti-Japanese guerrillas Military command · Chinese Communist revolutionary forces (before 1949) 1903–1951
Kim Mu-chong 金武亭 The only Korean to complete the Long March, Eighth Route Army artillery commander who led the Korean Volunteer Army and the Yan'an faction Military command · Chinese Communist revolutionary forces (before 1949) 1904–1952
Kim Il Sung 김일성 The founder of North Korea returned from the Soviet Far East Political and party leadership · Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1912–1994
Kim Jong-suk 김정숙 Anti-Japanese guerrilla fighter on Mt. Paektu, posthumously revered as one of the 'Three Generals' Military command 1917–1949
Kang Kon 강건 The KPA's first Chief of General Staff who finalized the invasion plan with Soviet advisers Military command · Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1918–1950
Kim Jong Il 김정일 The successor between a Soviet birth record and the Paektu myth Political and party leadership · Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1941–2011
Ch'oe Ch'ang-ik 최창익 Yan'an faction leader who drove the 1946 New People's Party merger and was purged in the August Faction Incident Political and party leadership · New People's Party of Korea 1896/1898–1957/1960