Workers' Party of North Korea

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Korean_Workers'_Party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:World_Federation_of_Democratic_Youth
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:color gptkb:red
gptkbp:community_impact dominant in North Korea
gptkbp:flag red with a blue stripe
gptkbp:founded 1946
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Kim_Il-sung
gptkbp:governing_body held every five years
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Pyongyang
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Workers' Party of North Korea
gptkbp:insignia red star
gptkbp:is_organized_by gptkb:Democratic_Women's_Union_of_Korea
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Kim_Jong-un
gptkb:Kim_Il-sung
gptkbp:local_newspaper gptkb:Rodong_Sinmun
gptkbp:membership millions
gptkbp:motto For the People!
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:Korean
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:Marxism-Leninism
gptkb:Juche
self-reliance
gptkbp:political_party secretariat
local committees
merged with other parties
founded in 1946
central committee
provincial committees
involved in international relations
politburo
controls media
controls military
emphasizes national sovereignty
involved in Korean War
promotes anti-imperialism
central to North Korean politics
controls economy
controls education
controls society
established after liberation from Japan
influences North Korean culture
led by Kim Il-sung
maintains a cult of personality around leaders
maintains control over state
promotes Juche ideology
promotes economic self-sufficiency
promotes loyalty to leadership
supports military-first policy
gptkbp:political_position left-wing
gptkbp:social_structure single-party state
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Korean_Workers'_Party
gptkbp:symbol hammer and sickle
gptkbp:youth_club gptkb:Kim_Il-sung_Socialist_Youth_League
gptkbp:youth_programs gptkb:Kim_Il-sung_Socialist_Youth_League