Economic Planning and Early Five-Year Plans in North Korea (1947–1961)

1. Soviet Civil Administration begins in North Korea

   Aug 24, 1945Labels: Soviet Civil

   • SCA Wikipedia

2. Provisional People’s Committee established to centralize rule

   Feb 8, 1946Labels: Provisional People, Kim Il

   • Provisional PPC
   • SCA Wikipedia

3. Land reform redistributes farmland to rural households

   Mar 8, 1946Labels: Land Reform

   • Provisional PPC

4. Major industries nationalized under state ownership

   Aug 10, 1946Labels: Nationalization Law

   • Provisional PPC
   • KCNA Watch

5. First One-Year Plan launches North Korea’s planning era

   Jan 1, 1947Labels: One-Year Plan

   • KINU paper

6. People’s Committee formed with authority over economic plans

   Feb 21, 1947Labels: People s

   • People s Assembly
   • People s Committee

7. Second One-Year Plan continues output-focused central planning

   Jan 1, 1948Labels: One-Year Plan

   • KINU paper

8. Two-Year Plan begins, pushing “people’s economy” goals

   Jan 1, 1949Labels: Two-Year Plan

   • KINU paper
   • GlobalSecurity

9. Korean War begins, shifting economy to wartime footing

   Jun 25, 1950Labels: Korean War

   • National Archives
   • KINU paper

10. Armistice signed, enabling postwar reconstruction planning

    Jul 27, 1953Labels: Korean Armistice

    • National Archives
    • Britannica

11. Three-Year Postwar Reconstruction Plan announced

    Apr 1, 1954Labels: Three-Year Plan

    • CIA FOIA
    • CIA FOIA 3

12. Chollima campaign rhetoric introduced to drive plan targets

    Dec 1, 1956Labels: Chollima Campaign

    • Chollima Wiki

13. First Five-Year Plan begins industrialization push

    Jan 1, 1957Labels: First Five-Year

    • GlobalSecurity
    • Chollima Wiki

14. Socialization drive completes across economy during plan years

    Jan 1, 1958Labels: Socialization Drive

    • Economy NK

15. Chollima Work Team Movement expands socialist competition

    Jan 1, 1959Labels: Chollima Work

    • Chollima Wiki

16. Chollima Statue unveiled as Five-Year Plan-era symbol

    Apr 15, 1961Labels: Chollima Statue, Pyongyang Monument

    • Chollima Statue
    • Chollima Wiki