Workers' Party of North Korea

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Workers' Party of North Korea
북조선로동당
Chairman Kim Tu-bong
Vice Chairmen Kim Il Sung
Chu Yong-ha
Ho Ka-i
Founded 28 August 1946 (1946-08-28)
Dissolved24 June 1949 (1949-06-24)
Merger of Communist Party of Korea
New People's Party of Korea
Merged into Workers' Party of Korea
Headquarters Pyongyang
Newspaper Rodong Sinmun
Kunroja
Youth wing Democratic Youth League of North Korea
Pioneer wing North Korean Children's Union
Labour wing General Federation of Trade Unions of North Korea
Membership (1946)366,000
Ideology
Political position Far-left
National affiliation Fatherland United Democratic Front
Colors  Red
Supreme People's Assembly
172 / 572
Party flag
Flag of the Workers' Party of North Korea.svg
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