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People's Party of Korea

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People's Party of Korea
조선인민당(朝鮮人民黨)
LeaderLyuh Woon-Hyung
FoundedNovember 12th,1945
DissolvedFebruary 28th, 1947
IdeologySocial democracy
Democratic socialism
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing

The People's Party of Korea (Korean조선인민당; Hanja朝鮮人民黨) was a moderate left-wing political party created on November 12, 1945 by Lyuh Woon-Hyung.[1] The People's Party did not claim to exclusively represent a particular class; instead, it tried to represent the entire Korean people.[2] As the Soviet-US Committee failed in 1946, a faction within the People's Party called forty-eighters left the party and formed the Workers Party of South Korea (남조선로동당), in a coalition with Communist Party of South Korea (조선공산당) and New People's Party (신민당).[3] The People's Party dissolved soon thereafter, and Lyuh later formed the Socialist Labourer's Party (사회로동당).

History

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Background

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Activities

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They propelled the "Left-Right Coalition Movement in Korean peninsula" (좌우합작운동)

Dissolution

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References

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  1. ^ Sorensen. "The Establishment of the DPRK" (PDF). Washington EDU.
  2. ^ Rich, Timothy S. (2019). "Explaining the Success of the People's Party: An Analysis of South Korea's 2016 Legislative Elections". Asian Politics & Policy. 11 (1): 27–42. doi:10.1111/aspp.12432. ISSN 1943-0787.
  3. ^ "North Korea Inside". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2019-11-10.