1949-06-30 - 1949-07-10

Workers’ Party of Korea formed

Pyongyang1949-06-30 · merger of northern and southern workers’ parties reorganizes North Korean power

Other events in this phase

Korean Civil War Prelude5
  1. Police raid on the Special Committee for Anti-National Activities
  2. Republic of Korea agrarian reform
  3. Workers’ Party of Korea formedCurrent record
  4. Acheson National Press Club speech
  5. Kim Il Sung’s prewar Moscow and Beijing consultations

Source Trail

ReferenceBritannica · Korea, division after World War IIOpen sourceDocumentWilson Center Digital Archive · Korean Civil War origins and North Korea documentsOpen source