Establishment and Early Development of the Workers' Party of Korea (1946–1955)

1. North Korean Branch Bureau is established

   Oct 13, 1945Labels: North Korean, Soviet occupation

   • Britannica
   • NK Branch Bureau

2. New People’s Party of Korea is founded

   Feb 16, 1946Labels: New People, Yan an

   • NPPK

3. Branch Bureau becomes Communist Party of North Korea

   Apr 10, 1946Labels: Communist Party, Seoul Communist

   • NK Branch Bureau
   • WPK

4. United Democratic National Front is created

   Jul 22, 1946Labels: United Democratic, Soviet authorities

   • WPK
   • KBS World

5. Communists and New People’s Party agree to merge

   Jul 29, 1946Labels: Communist Party, New People

   • WPK
   • NPPK

6. Founding congress forms Workers’ Party of North Korea

   Aug 28, 1946Labels: Workers Party, Founding Congress

   • 1st WPNK Congress
   • Britannica

7. Workers’ Party of South Korea is founded

   Nov 23, 1946Labels: Workers Party, U S

   • WPSK
   • NPPK

8. Second WPNK Congress consolidates party control

   Mar 27, 1948Labels: Second WPNK, WPNK leadership

   • 2nd WPNK Congress
   • WPK

9. Workers’ Party of Korea is created by merger

   Jun 24, 1949Labels: Workers Party, WPNK WPSK

   • WPK
   • WPNK

10. Fatherland Reunification front is formed under WPK

    Jun 25, 1949Labels: Fatherland Reunification, Workers Party

    • DFRK

11. Pak Hon-yong is arrested in party purge

    Aug 3, 1953Labels: Pak Hon-yong, Party purge

    • Pak Hon yong

12. December 1955 plenum schedules the Third Party Congress

    Dec 3, 1955Labels: WPK Central, Third Party

    • 3rd WPK Congress