3rd Standing Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea

The 3rd Standing Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) (Korean: 3차 조선로동당 상임위원회), officially the Standing Committee of the 3rd Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 3rd Central Committee on 29 April 1956.[1]

Members

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Rank Name Hangul Office 2nd STC 4th POL
1 Kim Il Sung 김일성 Chairman of the WPK Central Committee Old Elected
2 Kim Tu-bong 김두봉
Old Expelled
3 Choe Yong-gon 최용건
New Elected
4 Pak Chong-ae 박정애 Vice Chairman of the WPK Central Committee Old Elected
5 Kim Il 김일 Vice Chairman of the WPK Central Committee New Elected
6 Pak Kum-chol 박금철 Vice Chairman of the WPK Central Committee Old Elected
7 Yim Hae 임해
New Demoted
8 Choe Chang-ik 최창익
Old Expelled
9 Jong Il-ryong 종일용
Old Elected
10 Kim Kwang-hyop 김광협
Old Elected
11 Nam Il 남일
Old Elected
References:
[1][2][3]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Suh 1981, p. 322.
  2. ^ Suh 1981, p. 323.
  3. ^ Suh 1981, p. 325.

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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