People's Committee of North Korea
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People's Committee of North Korea 북조선인민위원회 | |||||||||
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1947–1948 | |||||||||
Anthem: Aegukga 애국가 "Patriotic Song" | |||||||||
Status | Provisional government under Soviet Civil Administration | ||||||||
Capital | Pyongyang | ||||||||
Common languages | Korean | ||||||||
Religion | State atheism | ||||||||
Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist provisional government | ||||||||
Chairman | |||||||||
• 1947–1948 | Kim Il Sung | ||||||||
Legislature | People's Assembly | ||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Established | 22 February 1947 | ||||||||
9 September 1948 | |||||||||
Currency | Korean yen[2] (1946–1947) North Korean won (1947–1948) Won of the Red Army Command (1945–1947) | ||||||||
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Chosŏn'gŭl | 북조선인민위원회 |
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Hancha | 北朝鮮人民委員會 |
Revised Romanization | Bukjoseon Inmin Wiwonhoe |
McCune–Reischauer | Pukchosŏn Inmin Wiwŏnhoe |
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The People's Committee of North Korea (
Korean Peninsula
from 1947 until 1948.
Established on 21 February 1947 as the successor of the de facto provisional government of the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
, which was established on 9 September 1948.
Organization
The People's Committee of North Korea was organized during the first session of the
Choe Yong-gon
.
The People's Assembly gave authorization to Kim Il Sung to organize the People's Committee.
Position | Name | Affiliation |
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Chairman | Kim Il Sung | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Vice Chairmen | Kim Chaek | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Hong Ki-ju | Democratic Party | |
Secretary General | Han Pyong-ok | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Planning Department | Jong Jun-taek | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Industry Department | Ri Mun-hwan | Independent |
Internal Affairs Department | Pak Il-u | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Foreign Affairs Department | Ri Kang-guk | Workers' Party of South Korea |
Finance Department | Ri Pong-su | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Transportation Department | Ho Nam-hui | Independent |
Agriculture and Forestry Department | Ri Sun-gun | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Postal Service Department | Ju Hwang-sop | Chondoist Chongu Party |
Commerce Department | Jang Si-u | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Health Department | Ri Tong-yong | Democratic Party |
Education Department | Han Sol-ya | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Labor Department | O Ki-sop | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Justice Department | Choe Yong-dal | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Public Censorship Department | Choe Chang-ik | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Executive Bureau | Jang Jong-sik | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Propaganda Bureau | Ho Jong-suk | Workers' Party of North Korea |
Food Policy Bureau | Song Pong-uk | Workers' Party of North Korea |
General Affairs Bureau | Kim Jong-ju | Chondoist Chongu Party |
Dissolution
The
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
was proclaimed on September 9, 1948, effectively dissolving the provisional government. Soviet forces departed from North Korea in 1948.
See also
- Soviet occupation of North Korea
- Soviet Civil Administration
- Korea under Japanese rule
- Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
- United States Army Military Government in Korea
- People's Republic of Korea
- Korean War