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1945–1947 political party in South Korea Not to be confused with the People's Party founded in 2016.
People's Party of Korea 조선인민당(朝鮮人民黨)
LeaderLyuh Woon-Hyung
FoundedNovember 12, 1945
DissolvedFebruary 28, 1947
IdeologySocial democracy
Democratic socialism
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing

The People's Party of Korea (Korean: 조선인민당; Hanja: 朝鮮人民黨) was a moderate left-wing political party created on November 12, 1945 by Lyuh Woon-Hyung. The People's Party did not claim to exclusively represent a particular class; instead, it tried to represent the entire Korean people. 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). The People's Party dissolved soon thereafter, and Lyuh later formed the Socialist Labourer's Party (사회로동당).

History

Background

See also: People's Republic of Korea

Activities

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

Dissolution

References

  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.


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