Workers' Party of Korea

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The Workers' Party of Korea is the ruling communist party of North Korea, dominating the country's political system and state ideology since its establishment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Juche-oriented party
Marxist–Leninist party
communist party
ruling political party
abbreviation WPK
allowsSatelliteParties yes
constitutionalRole guiding force of the state
controls Cabinet of North Korea
Korean People's Army
Supreme People's Assembly
state media of North Korea
country North Korea
currentGeneralSecretary Kim Jong Un
dominates political system of North Korea
state ideology of North Korea
firstLeader Kim Il Sung
flag flag of the Workers' Party of Korea
formedByMergerOf Workers' Party of North Korea
Workers' Party of South Korea
founder Kim Il Sung
foundingDate 1949-06-30
hasMassOrganization General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea
Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League
Korean Democratic Women's Union
Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea
hasParamilitaryWing Worker-Peasant Red Guards
hasPosition Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea
hasYouthWing Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League
headquartersBuilding WPK Central Committee building
headquartersLocation Pyongyang
ideology Juche
Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism
Songun
communism
isRulingPartyIn Democratic People's Republic of Korea
linked to: North Korea
legalStatus leading party of society and state in North Korea
membershipType single-party dominant
nativeName 조선로동당
nativeNameLanguage Korean
officialName Workers' Party of Korea
partOf Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
partyNewspaper Rodong Sinmun
partySchool Kim Il Sung Higher Party School
politicalPosition far-left
previousGeneralSecretary Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong Il
satelliteParty Chondoist Chongu Party
Korean Social Democratic Party
symbol hammer, hoe and brush emblem

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Kim Il Sung founderOf Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Il Sung politicalParty Workers' Party of Korea
North Korea rulingParty Workers’ Party of Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
North Korea nationalSymbol Workers’ Party of Korea emblem
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Nam Il memberOf Workers' Party of Korea
subject linked to: North Korean General Nam Il
Korean People's Army allegiance Workers' Party of Korea
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea isTopPositionIn North Korea's ruling party
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea isElectedBy Workers' Party of Korea Congress
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Mangyongdae visitedBy Workers' Party of Korea members
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Mangyongdae maintainedBy Workers' Party of Korea
Eternal President of the Republic governingPartyContext Workers’ Party of Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Sung-ae politicalAffiliation Workers’ Party of Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Soviet Civil Administration in Korea supported Workers’ Party of North Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Pyongyang governingParty Workers’ Party of Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Jong-suk associatedWith Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Jong Il politicalParty Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Kyong-hui memberOfPoliticalParty Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Pyong-il memberOfPoliticalParty Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Yong-il memberOfPoliticalParty Workers' Party of Korea
Workers' Party of Korea officialName Workers' Party of Korea
Workers' Party of Korea nativeName 조선로동당
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Workers' Party of Korea formedByMergerOf Workers' Party of North Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Workers' Party of Korea formedByMergerOf Workers' Party of South Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Kim dynasty politicalParty Workers' Party of Korea
North Korean constitution rulingParty Workers’ Party of Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Jong Un memberOf Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Jong Un controls Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Jong Un leaderOf Workers' Party of Korea
Chuch’e associatedWith Workers’ Party of Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Juche propagatedBy Workers' Party of Korea
subject linked to: Juché
Kim Tok Hun memberOf Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Tok Hun politicalAlignment Workers' Party of Korea
Songun usedBy Workers’ Party of Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Central Committee historicallyNotableIn Workers’ Party of Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Choe Yong-gon memberOf Workers’ Party of Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Chaek memberOf Workers’ Party of Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
State Affairs Commission of North Korea dominantParty Workers’ Party of Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
North Korean government dominantParty Workers' Party of Korea
North Korean government coreInstitution Workers' Party of Korea
Kang Pan-sok Revolutionary Museum operatedBy Workers' Party of Korea
Great Mother of Korea usedBy Workers' Party of Korea
North Korean revolutionary tradition promotedBy Workers’ Party of Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea
North Korean media controlledBy Workers' Party of Korea
Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly dominantParty Workers’ Party of Korea
linked to: Workers' Party of Korea