The Democratic Peoples Republic of KOREA (DPRK)

A Briefer

Ancient History
The Birth and Devt of Human Beings

Pyongyang area is endowed with remains and

relics representing different periods of primitive
society including the fossils of mankind showing
the successive stage of evolution
These prove that Korean people originated and
developed around Pyongyang
From primitive community, matriarchal clan
society, consanguinean clan society to a class
society
Ancient Kingdoms
1. Kojoson (Ancient Korea)
- First slave-owning state in the Korean
history
- Tangun founder of the state established it
early in the 30th century BC. Existed until
108 BC
- Pyongyang- capital
- With integral ruling system and developed
economy
- It had a statute 8 Provisions of Violating of
Bans, 3 provisions of which have been
transmitted up to now
- Developed
agriculture,
stock-farming,
handicraft and foreign trade
- Used ironware before the 12th century BC
and further produced and used carbon tool
steel through dry metallurgical process by
the 7th century BC
2. Puyo
- One of the duchies of Ancient Korea, but in
the 15th century or so it became free from
ancient Korea
- Yesong (Jilin region today) capital
- Developed agriculture, stock-farming and
handicraft
- Iron culture was developed
- However, the socio-class contradiction
becme acute from the 3rd BC and the
national power was on the decline, thus it
was ruined in 219 BC by koguryo, newly
emerged powerful kingdom
3. Kuryo
- One of the duchies of Ancient Korea, but
became free around the mid-15th century
- Jolbon (Hwanin area, Liaoning, China today)
capital
- Developed agri and handicraft
- 3rd century BC Ko Ju Mong seized Kwarubu,
one of the five administrative districts and
established Koguryo, thus the country was
ruined
4. Jinguk
- One of the ancient states existed in the
southern part
- Became slave owning kingdom before the
12th century BC

Woljiguk and later moved to Kumma

Capital
Developed agri, handicraft, commerce,
foreign trade and so on
Jinguk people who created developed
economy and culture sailed across the
Japanese archipelago to disseminate the
advanced culture and made a great
contribution to the development of Japans
ancient culture

Feudal States
1. Koguryo
- First feudal state founded by King
Tongmyong (Ko Ju Mong) in 277 BC/
- First captal was Jolbon but later moved to
Jian, china and Pyongyang in 427
- Most powerful state in Korean history
- Developed culture and economy which was
in the van of the three kingdoms and played
the key role
- Science an culture were developed
particularly astronomy and fine arts including
drawing, handicraft and sculpture
- It had its independent astronomical chart at
the end of 5th century to the early 6th century
and mural paintings in the underground
preserve their vivid colors and the art of
drawing
2. Paekje
- Established at the end of the 1 st century BC
among the minor countries in Paekje area
with acceleration of feudalization
- Hansong but moved to Ungjin and Sabi in
538 Capital
- Developed agri,handicraft, transport and
foreign trade
- sword of PAEKJE wITH 3 BLADES ATE
EACH SIDe
- astronomy, geography, and medical science
- literature and fine art
- its science and tech gave a considerable
influence to Japan
3. Silla
- Existed from early or mid-first century BC to
935
- KYONGJU- capital
- Existed in the period of THREE KINGDOMS
were called Former Silla( early or mid-first
century-mid-7th century) and Silla appeared
later called as Later Silla (mid 7 th century
-935
- Developed agri and handicraft
- Astronomical observatory built in the first
half of 7th century in Kyongju (WORLD
FAMOUS and long lasting precious cultural
legacy of the Nation)
- 9 story pagoda. Tabo Pagoda and
Shakyamuni Pagoda are evidencing the
developments of architectural technique
during Silla dynasty

peasant war was swept over the nation at

the end of 9TH CENTURY. In this turmoil, the
schemers established later paekje and
thaebong state. Thus 3 KINGDOMS existed
in later silla. This period is called the period
of Later Three Kingdoms in the Korean
history
- King Kyongsun, last king of later silla
personally went to Koryo to surrender
4. Palhae
- Inherited Koguryo
- Existed from 698 to 926
- Took a vast land and enjoyed a state power
- Developed the economy and culture while
displaying the wisdom and dignity of the
nation
- Tongmosan Capital
- Agri, hunting, livestock husbandry, fishing,
handicraft, commerce and foreign trade
were developed
- Inherited the culture of preceded Koguryo
- 0 HYO SIN, scholar of Palhae went over to
Japan in 859 to deliver an astronomical
calendar called Sonmyongryok and taught
how to use
- it ended its existence in 926 due to the
aggression by the Kitan who took an
advantage of the weak state power caused
by the internal conflicts and corruption within
the rulers from the beginning of the 10th
century
5. Koryo
-

Existed from 918 to 1392 founded by

Wanggon
- Kaesong Capital
- As soon as Palhae collapsed, Koryo
inherited a unified policy of Koguryo, winning
the ruined people over to its side. On the
other hand, it has merged later silla in 935
and later paekje in 936, thus it achieved its
cause to unify the land. So there appeared
the first unified state in Korean history
- Its culture was more superior compared with
other cultures
- Koryo with developed economy, culture,
science and tech has been come down as
Corea. Koryo saw its end in 1392 by Ri
Song Gye and his followers who with an
ambition for power, staged a coup detat to
overthrow the king
6. Ri Dynasty
- Ruled korea from 1392-1910
- Last feudal state
- Korea was known as Joson by then
- Commonly referred to as Ri dynasty or
Korea under Ris rule- named after the royal
family
- Invented rain gauge made of iron, creating
Hunminjongum, the Korean alphabet and
building Kobukson , the world first armored
-

battleship and thus greatly contributed to the

devt of science and tech of the mankind
Japanese imperialist colonized Korea by
cooking up the unlawful Five Point KoreaJapan Treaty in Nov 1905, and
subsequently fabricated the Korea-Japan
Annexation Treaty in 1910. Koreans WERE
THUS DEPRIVED OF THEIR COUNTRY.

MODERN KOREA
Modern
Korea
and Korean National
Association
- History of Modern Korea dating from 1860 is
characterized by anti-aggression and antifeudal struggle that is aimed at repulsing the
armed aggression of the foreign forces and
opposing the feudal system that stood in the
way of social devt.
- Sinking of US aggressive ship General
Sherman in 1886 --- beginning of the
history of modern korea with a victory
- Followed by a series if successful
repulsions of foreign aggressors:
1. Invasion of French fleet in 1866
2. US fleet in 1871
3. Japanese warship Unyo-maru in 1875
- The conclusion of unequal Kanghwado
Treaty in 1876 forced by Japanese
imperialists and abetted by flunkeyism and
submissive behavior of feudal rulers
reduced korea to a semi-colony
- Important events: Imo soldiersuprising in
1882, Kapsin coup detat in 1884 aimed at
modernizing the country
- Kabo reform and Kabo peasants uprising in
1894 were good examples of Korean
peoples struggle against the Japanese
aggressors and feudal rulers
- However, all the above-mentioned events
never succeeded what with the armed
intervention and subversive moves of
Japanese imperialists and corrupt feudal
rulers
- The Japanese imperialists colonized Korea
by fabricating the unlawful Five-Point
Korea-Japan Treaty in Nov 1905, and
manufactured the Korea-Japan Annexation
Treaty in 1910.
- Secret
societies,
patriotic
cultural
movements and independence movements
abroad all played important roles in Korean
peoples struggles for independence.
- The March First Uprising in Juche 8 (1919)
that spread across the entire country was
another blow to the Japanese imperialists.
- Lack of leadership reason why the March
First Uprising failed
- The anti-Japanese national liberation
movement of Korean people was finally
placed on the right track of development
with the leadership of Kim Hyong Jik, father

of President Kim Il Sung and an indomitable

revolutionary fighter
On march 3, Juche 6 (1917), Kim hyong Jik
founded the Korean Natl Association(KNA)
in Pyongyang. The KNA was the largest
underground anti-Japanese revolutionary
organization of the time at home and abroad
In Juche (1917), Kim Hyong Jik, was
arrested by the Japanese police that was
tipped by its informants. It was in the prison
that he came to hear the news of victorious
October Socialist Revolution in Russia
He then realized that the only valid way to
achieve national independence and win
freedom and emancipation for people was to
rely on the proletarian revolution led by
communism
Upon his release form prison in October
Juche 7 (1918), Kim Hyong Jik shifted the
arena Of anti-Japanese struggle to northern
part of the country near the border
The members of the KNA had been actively
engaged in a campaign aimed at
disseminating progressive ideas among the
proletarian
masses,
organizing
the
revolutionary forces with workers and
peasants as the mainstay and staging
armed activities
The anti-Japanese natl liberation struggle
that was in the process of changing its
guidelines to proletarian ones suffered a
great setback with the demise of Kim Hyong
Jik in June Juche 15(1926). The historical
task of natl liberation was thus to be
shouldered by the great President Kim Il
Sung

New History of the Nation

- President Kim Il Sung successfully
pioneered the victorious modern history of
Korea
- He was born on April 15, Juche 1 (1912) in
Mangyongdae, Pyongyang. The birth of the
Pres was a great stroe of luck for the Korean
nation an event unprecedented in the history
of the Nation. It represented the beginning of
the era of Juche
- Patriotism and love for the nation and
people had been long lasting tradition in the
Presidents family
- The presidents journey to Fusong,
CROSSING river amnok, has been known in
history as the ONE THOUSAND-RI
JOURNEY for national liberation
- The demise of his father on June 5, Juche
15 (1926) was the most severe loss for the
President
- He summoned up his courage from the ide
of Aim High and mustering comrades,
preparedness for 3 hardships and to pistols
noble legacy left by his father

He firmly resolved to devote his life to the

cause of natl liberation, remaining true to
the behest of his father
In june Juche 15 (1926), he went to
Huadian, to explore a new path of Korean
revolution.
He came to draw the conclusion that
revolutionaries should have ones own faith
and judgment and pioneer the path of
revolution by staying among the people and
relying on their strength.
The pres gave priority to the work of
mustering comrades among the students of
Huachengyishu who shared the same will
on the basis of his decision that a new and
fresh generation of young communists
should be raised, that a powerful
vanguard
organization
should
be
founded with the young communists as
the core and that the popular masses
must be awakened to revolutionary
consciousness and duly organized.
As a result of the great Presidents efforts,
the DIU(Down-Withimperialism Union) was
founded on Oct 7, Juche 15 (1926) in
Huadian.
DIU setforth as its program the liberation
and independence of Korea, building of
socialism and communism in Korea and
struggle for the victory of communism all
over the world
With the foundation of the DIU and
revolutionary struggles by the Pres, the new
era of Korean revolution was opened up.
This marked the beginning of the
glorious revolutionary cause of Juche

Advancement of Juche-Oriented Revolutionary Line

- After the foundation of DIU, the Pres moved
his arena of activities to Jilin in order to
expand the scope of the revolutionary
struggle
- Pres launched revolutionary activities
- The Japanese troops stepped up their
crack-down by the fall of Juche 8 (1929)
- In attempt to strengthen their military
presence in northeastern part of China, the
Japancese imperialists instigated the
Chinese reactionary warlords to suppress
the activities of Korean revolutionaries
- The Pres was arrested by the reactionary
police. While imprisoned, he reviewed and
analyzed the experiences and lessons left
by the Korean natl liberation movement.
Thus he discovered the truth of revolution
which later became the starting point of
Juche idea
- The Pres held a meeting for the Cadres of
Communist Yuth League and the AntiImperialist Youth League in Kalun from June
30-July 2, Juche 19 (1930)

in this meeting, he presented a historic

report, entitled The Path of the Korean
Revolution
In his report, he clarified the principles of the
Juche idea, defined the character and prime
task of Korean revolution and gave full
illustration of the strategic and tactical issues
aimed at the completion of the task.
In his report, he defined the character of
Korean revolution as the anti-imperialist,
anti-feudal democratic revolution
He declared that the revolution should be
continued even after the completion of antiimperialist, anti-feudal democratic revolution
so as to build socialist and communist
society and carry forward the world
revolution
He said that, in order to fulfill the prime
task of the Korean revolution, the antiJapanese armed struggle must be
staged, unified anti-Japanese national
front should be formed and a
revolutionary party must be founded
The anti-Japanese national liberation
struggle and communist movement, guided
by the Juche idea, Songun idea and Jucheoriented revolutionary line
First party org consisting of new
generation communist was founded in July
Juche 19(1930) then followed by the
foundation of the Korean Revolution
army the political and paramilitary
organization

Foundation of Revolutionary Armed Forces

- Sept 18, Juche 20 (1931), Japan fabricated
Manchuria incident and invaded Manchuria
- The Pres saw the period as providing a
golden chance for the launching of armed
struggle
- So, he arrange a meeting composed of
cadres of party and Communist Youth
League on Dec 16, Juche 20 (1931). He
delivered his speech: on organizing and
waging armed struggle against Japanese
imperialism:\
- He emphasized the need to mobilize all the
patriotic forces in the armed struggle and
put forth the strategic policy to organize and
conduct armed struggle in the form of
GUERILLA WARFARE.
- Conducting armed struggle AntiJapanese People Guerilla Ar,y (AJPGA) BE
FORMED
- Young communist as the BACKBONE who
were trained in the hardest time of struggle
to involve later the progressive young
people, and in this way, the guerilla units
would be expanded
- He said that they should arm themselves
with the trophies of the enemy weapons

while at the same time manufacturing the

weapons by their own hands
Small guerilla units be organized at every
local areagradually developed them into
large revolutionary forces and that guerilla
bases be formed, massive foundation for
armed struggle built up, anti-Japanese
united front be formed between the Korean
and Chinese people party organizations
be born
Anti-Japanese war was declared openly to
annihilate the Japanese imperialists under
the
slogan:
ARMS
FOR
ARMS,
REVOLUTIONARY
OFFENSIVE
FOR
COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY
OFFENSIVE
The Pres Kim Il Sung proclaimed the
founding of the Anti-Japanese Peoples
Guerilla Army, the first revolutionary armed
forces at Xiaoshahe, Antu county on April
25, Juche 21 (1932)radical change in the
revolutionary struggle of Korean people
The founding of the AJPGA opened up the
new chapter of Songun revolutionary
leaderhip which gave initiative to founding
army and lead revolution to victory relying
on it.

Setting Up of the Guerilla Bases

- The work to set uo guerilla bases was
conducted in the vast areas along the River
Tuman
- the guerilla zones became the assembling
points where a great number of
revolutionary people gathered from east
Manchuria, home and abroad and diff orgs
of all strata as well as paramilitary orgs were
organized, including party and youth league
orgs, Farmers assoc, anti-Japaneses
Womens Assoc, Red guards, young
vanguards and Childrens Corps
- True to the policy and lines of Pres Kim Il
Sung, peoples power organs and peoples
revolutionary govt were forms within the
guerilla zones in order to stabilize the life of
the people and expand and develop the
armed struggle.
- The peoples revolutionary govt exercised
the democratic reforms and other policies
such as and reform all of which were suited
to their mission and character. This zone
people enjoyed pol rights and freedom,
happy and stable life
- Guerilla zones extended Japanese called
them as Cancers of the Orient peace
Foundation of the ARF
- When one standing united front was formed,
it became possible to ensure the sufficient
party leadership over the united front work
- Preparation work for the foundation of the
Association for the Restoration of the

Fatherland, the pres left nanhutou and he

personally drafted the program, statute and
declaration for the foundation of the ARF IN
THE WHOLE MARCH TO doNGGANG
Pres called for a meeting 10 point
program of the Association for the
Restoration of the Fatherland, Statuses of
the Associations for the Restoration of the
Fatherland and the Inaugural declaration of
the Association for Restoration of the
Fatherland were made public, all were
personally drafted by the hands of Pres Kim
Il Sung
10 point program stipulated the ff issues:
overthrowing the Japs rule, establishing a
genuine Korean peoples govt, organizing a
revolutionary army prepared to fight for
independence of Korea, nationalization of
industry and land reform, 8 hr working
system, sex equality, compulsory free educ
and other democratic policies.
On May 5, Juche 25 (1936) the ARF was
declared in its foundation and he was highly
held as its Pres
The ARF was a comprehensive and integral
united frontal org with its own indep system
enabling itself to rally the anti- Japanese
patriotic forces of all strata and was a strong
underground revolutionary org that could
conduct more active anti-Jap natl liberation
struggle
This was also an anti-Jap natl united front in
which the party leadership was ensured

Pochonbo Battle
- Latter half of 1930s new type of guerilla
bases was formed near Mt. PAEKTU
- Secure network of secret camps were
formed
- As the Korean revolutionary army(KPRA)
advanced in the homeland, the Japanese
troops threw in Punitive troops in the areas
of Rivers AMNOK AND tUMAN
- Large unit wuld launch attack against the
Japanese imperialist in Korea. The KPRA
thus advanced to the fatherland
- The main unit led by the Pres passed
through the heavily-guarded border and
launched attack on POCHONBO at night on
June 4, Juche 26 (1937)
- The KPRA wiped out the enemys ruling
organs
- Pres delivered a speech entitled Lets fight
staunchly for the restoration of Fatherland
- Battle
of
POCHONBO
not
only
demonstrated that Korea was still alive
but also placed hope in the hearts of the
people that Korea could gain national
independence
and
achieve
natl
liberation if all the people fought for it.
Liberation of Korea

On July 7, Juche 26 (1937), Japan invaded

Chinese mainland, having cooked up the socalled Lugougiao Incident
In attempt to finish the Sino-Japanese war
Japanese imperialists intensified the
fascist oppression the crackdown and
exploitation of Korean people as never
before.
The President wisely led the struggle to
check and defeat the Japanese aggressin
and accelerate the cause of national
liberation
Pres presided over the NAPAIZI meeting
the KPRA units left Napaizi area the
march was recorded in history as the
unprecedented Ardous March
Cornered by the KPRA Japanese
mobilized over 200000 strong army to
launch the so called Large Scale Punitive
Operations in response the KPRA launched
the large unit circuit operations
WWII started with Fascist Germanys
invasion upon Poland in September Juche
28 (1939) rapidly spread across the world
Pres new strategy SWITCHING OVER
SMALL UNIT ACTIVITIES FROM LARGE
UNIT ACTIVITIES TO MEET the great event
of national liberation flexibly, having clarified
that the fall of Japanese imperialist was
inevitable
as the final battle drew nearer, the KPRAs
small
unit
operations
worked
on
POSITIVELY
after the defeat of FASCIST Germany
KPRA units smashed Japanese imperialists
and advanced into the homeland (nationwide uprising) Japanese
declared its
unconditional surrender on August 15, Juche
34 (1945)
The heroic anti-Japanese armed struggle of
the Korean revolutionaries and people led
by Pres Kim Il Sung achieved a brilliant
victory, and thus Korea was liberated

Founding of the DPRK

Founding of the Democratic Peoples Republic of
Korea
- Pres Kim Il Sung returned triumphantly
he advanced three major tasks for the
building of a party, state and armed forces in
the liberated country and specific ways and
means to realize them
- On October 10, Juche 34 (1945), in
PYONGYANG, the Central Organizing
Committee of the Communist Party of
North Korea was formed
- In August Juche 35 (1946), the Communist
Party merged with the New Democratic
Party to form the Workers Party of North
Korea and in June Juche 38 (1949), the
Workers Parties of North and South Korea

merged to develop into the Workers Party of

Korea (WPK).
Now that they had WPK the entire
Korean people came to have a guiding force
which would step up considerably the
struggle to build a new nation
After liberation peoples committees
were organized all over the country
The Provisional Peoples Committee of
North Korea (PPCNK) new type of govt
was established on Feb 8, Juche 35 (1946)
the entire Korean people elected
Comrade Kim Il Sung, the peerless patriot
and natl hero, Chairman of the PPCNK
Democratic Reforms were enforced like
laws on agrarian reform, on nationalization
of industries, transport, communications,
banks and so on, on labour and on sex
equality democratization of judicial,
educational, and cultural affairs
On Feb 8, Juche 37 (1948), the KPRA,
founded on April 25, Juche 21 (1932) in the
flames of the Anti-Jap revolutionary struggle,
developed into the Korean Peoples Army, a
regular army
The Korean peoples endeavor to build a
unified democratic independent country was
confronted with a grave difficulty
The US authorities rejected the Korean
peoples fair demand for the simultaneous
withdrawal of the Soviet and US armed
forces from Korea and for the settlement of
the Korean issue by the Koreans
themselves
Without warrant they brought the Korean
issue before UN they rigged up the UN
Commission on Korea
In May Juche 37 (1948), they held a
separate election in S. Korea under the
supervision
of
the
commission
to
manufacture the puppet govt headed by
Syngman Rhee. With this, the crisis of natl
division deepened
In this grave situation Pres Kim Il Sung
CALLED THE Joint Conference of
Representatives of Pol Parties AND Public
Organizations on North and South Korea in
April Juche 37 (1948) June that year the
conference advanced the policy of founding
a unified country in the Korean peninsula
without delay
This was to surmount the danger of Natl
division and achieve countrys independence
On Aug 25, Juche 37 (1948), the electionof
deputies to the Supreme Peoples Assembly
was held in all parts of North and South
Korea.
In N. Korea 99.97% of voters took oart in the
election
In S.Kora 77.52% of the electorate
participated in the teeth of harsh reactionary
repression.

As a result, 572 candidates from all walks of

life from the north and south of korea were
elected
FF the eminent success of the historic N-S
general election, the First Session of the
Supreme Peoples Assembly was held in
Pyongyang in Sept Juche 37 (1948) and on
Sept 9, the foundation of the DPRK which
represented the will of the entire Korean
people, was declared to the whole world
Comrade Kim Il Sung, the natl hero of the
Korean people, was elected Premier of the
Cabinet and the Head of State of the DPRK

Fatherland Liberation War

- Owing to the US armed invasion on June
25, Juche 49 (1950), the peaceful
construction of the Korean people was
temporarily halted and harsh ordeals were
brought to the fatherland and people
- At the moment only 2 yrs past sine the
DPRK was founded and the Korean
Peoples Army (KPA) was developed into a
regular army
- The Korean people and the KPA, displayed
unrivalled bravery, self-sacrificing spirit and
mass heroism to the fullest and fought to
humble the arrogant US imperialists who
boasted about being the strongest and
shattered to smithereens the myth of the US
invincibility
- On July 27, Juche 42 (1953) the US
imperialist finally knelt down before the
Korean people and the KPA and signed the
ARMSTICE agreement
- The 3 YR long Korean war ended with a
great victory of the Korean people
Rising Up out of Debris
- The US army had dropped an average of 18
bombs on every square km of the northern
half of Korea, reducing Pyongyang and
other towns and villages to ashes
- The postwar situation in the country
presented what seemed to be insuperable
difficulties
- Pres Kim Il Sung was firmly convinced that
as long as there were the people the
territory and the party, a new life could be
built
- He roused the entire people in the struggle
for postwar reconstruction
- The people displayed the revolutionary spirit
of self-reliance to the full they fought
hard, surmounting one difficulty after another
they had to tighten their belts but they
built factories, enterprises, towns and rural
villages
- The Three Year Plan for the Postwar
Rehabilitation and Devt of the Natl
Economy, whose basic task was to achieve
prewar levels in all spheres of the natl econ

was overfulfilled by 22% thus the country

switched from a period of reconstruction to a
period of technological modernization
At the beginning of the five YEAR plan the
reactionaries at home and abroad intensified
their offensives against the Republic on an
unprecedented scale
Pres Kim Il Sung held high the revolutionary
banner of the Juche idea and confidently led
the Korean people on to greater progress in
the building of socialism
At the plenary meeting, Pres advanced a
militant slogan Let us produce more,
practice economy, and overfufill the Five yr
plan ahead of schedule!
Pres visited Kangson Steel Plant
explained the countrys situation
encourage them to advance at the head of a
grand march of socialist construction at
speed of Chollima, smashing passivity,
conservatism, mysticism about technique
the workers responded to the Pres they
crushed old norms and rated capacities and
created new norms
The Chollima movt in korea developed amid
this great advance in socialist construction
Amid the flames of the chollima movt the
Korean working people manufactured
trucks, tractors, excavators, etc. in only
few months, they built more than 1,000 local
industry factories throughout the country
Industrial prod grew at the annual average
rate of 36.6%

Foundation of Socialism
Construction of the Foundation of Socialism
- After the Korean War rehabilitation of natl
economy, stabilizing peoples living in while
pushing ahead with the socialist revolution
- Damages were enormous countrys harsh
condition the party viewed heavy industry
as a centerpiece to solution of all the issues
arising in postwar reconstruction
- In terms of developing industries the
party made sure those sectors urgently
needed for the natl economy and the
peoples livelihood and able to produce
quick
economic
results
should
be
rehabilitated on a priority basis
- In rural ECONOMY an emphasis was put
on the agri prod in order to solve the food
problem at an early date while introducing
socialist cooperation of private farming
- in the wake of the fulfilled 3 yr plan, the
Korean people embarked on the 5 yr plan
from Juche 46 (1957). The 5 yr plan was
intended to finish the building og the
foundation of socialism
- the party put forward a task to wind-up the
agricultural co-operativization and socialist
transformation of private trade and
manufacture

key task of 5 yr plan was to lay the

foundation for socialist industrialization
and to basically solve the problems of
food, clothing and housing
the Korean people continue to pursue
upsurge in socialist construction and
Chollima movt further and implemented the
enormous 5 yr plan ahead of schedule
Agricultural cooperativization and socialist
transformation of private trade and
manufacture came to a successful end in
Aug Juche 47 (1958)
The plan was fulfilled in 2 and half yeats in
terms of total industrial output value and
fulfilled or overfulfilled in 4 yrs in terms of
production indices
Thus, DPRK turned into a socialist industrial
and agricultural state with firm foundations
of indep natl econ
In urban and rural areas socialist prod
relations established an undivided sway,
bases of heavy industry centered in
machine-building industry and light industry
were built up, and the rural econ acquired
solid prod foundations
The historic task of building of the
foundations of socialism in the northern half
of the Republic was successfully undertaken

Comprehensive Socialist Construction

- Pres Kim Il Sung reviewe successes gained
in the socialist revolution and socialist
construction thus, 7 yr plan was created
in the 4th congress of the WPK from sept 1118 Juche 50 (1961)
- 7 yr plan task : to carry out a comprehensive
technological reconstruction and the cultural
revolution
and
to
make
radical
improvements in the peoples living
conditions by relying on the triumphant
socialist system
- the pres personally organized and guided
efforts to hit 6 major targets of grain, textile,
fishery, housing, steel and coal, thus making
a crucial turning point in fulfilling the 7 yr
plan
- difficulty in fulfilling the 7 yr plan bcoz of the
attempt of the US and its stooges to provoke
a new war the pres put forward a
revolutionary line to carry on econ
construction and national defense up
building in parallel
- he also took a series of revolutionary steps
to strengthen the natl defense while
reorganizing the overall econ construction
work so he postponed another 3 yrs in
fulfillment of the 7 yr plan
- 7 yr plan were fulfilled with good credit
- thanks to the successful conclusion of
the socialist industrialization in the 7 yr
plan, the country has become a socialist
industrial state

this has made it possible for the DPRK

korea to be in a set of modern indep
industrial
system,
comprehensively
developed with strong material bases and
equipped with new technologies
full
scale
technical
revolution
was
successfully carried out relying on its own
powerful heavy industry bases which
resulted in radical improvements in technical
equipment and wide intro of electrification
and automation
in rural economy: irrigation system had been
completed, rural electrification
cultural revolution result that a 9 year
compulsory technical educ was enforced
while literature and art flourishes

Struggle for a Complete Victory of Socialism

Pres Kim Il Sung charted out tasks to,
speed up three revolutions of ideology,
technology and culture and hasten a
complete victory of socialism in the 5th
Congress of the WPK in Nov Juche 59
(1970)
- in the course of the 3 technical revolutions in
lively progress, a great deal of harsh and
heavy labor was abolished and the 6 yr plan
was successfully fulfilled
- The Socialist Constitution of DPRK was
adopted in the first session of the 5th
supreme Peoples Assembly held in Dec
Juche 61 (1972) and Comrade KiM Il Sung
was elected to the highest office as the Pres
of DPRK
- Pres
ADVANCED
A
POLICY
ON
DYNAMICALLY LAUNCHING THE 3
revolution tea, movement in order to push
ahead with the 4 revolutions of ideology,
technology and culture and took measures
to dispatch 3 revolution teams to major
factories, enterprises and cooperative farms
- 3 Revolution full swing gained further
devt
- Comrade Kin Jong Il was elected as a
member of the Pol Bureau of the Central
Committee of the WPK and the sole
successor to President Kim Il Sung
- As the 3 revolutiond moved forward
successfully, the 3 revolution red flaf movt
dynamically progresses from Juche 64
(1975) under the revolutionary slogan of
Ideology, technology and culture as
required: by Juche advanced by Gen Kin
Jong Il
- The movt was an all-people campaign
designed to speed up the socialist
construction by giving a further spur to the
revolutions of ideology, technology and
culture
- As the 3 rev team movt and 3 rev red flag
movt progresses full blast, 3 revs gathered

in strength which resulted in remarkable

successes in three Technical Revolution
Under the wise leadership of Pres Kim Il
Sung and Gen Kin Jong Il, the Korean
people fulfilled the 6 yr natl econ plan in
1 year and 4 months ahead of schedule.

Modeling the Whole Society on the Juche Idea

-1980s -> Korean revolution in a new turning point by
advancing socialism under the three revolutions of
ideology, technology and culture under the Juche
idea.
-President Kim Il Sung -> said Juche idea is the general
task of the Korean revolution
-Dynamic efforts were done to revolutionize, woringclassize and intellectualize society.
-From Juche 67 (1978) to Juche 73 (1984), The second
7-year plan resulted to increase in industrial output,
means of production and consumption.
-Juche 74 (1985) and Juche 75 (1986) _> period of
adjustment and production in the national economy of
coal, electricity, railtransport, metallurgical industry and
technology.
-Juche 75 also was a period for successes in biology,
thermal engineering -> West Sea Barrage across the 8
km open sea.
-With the success of the second 7 year plan and 2 year
adjustment period, a conference was held to fulfill a third
7 year plan ahead of schedule and this was the 200 day
battle. -> led to great successes 500 objects
contributable to raising the level of Juche orientation,
modernization and scientification of the natl economy.
Political System
Character, Tasks, and the Ultimate Goal of the State
-DPRK -> independent socialist state
-> the republic is the Juche-oriented socialist
state which embodies the idea and leadership of
Comrade Kim Il Sung, the founder of the republic and
the father of socialist Korea.
-The socialist system of the Republic is a peoplecentered social system in which the masses of the
working people are the masters of everything and
everything in the society serves them.
-The system protects the interests of workers, peasants
and intellectuals.
-Goal is the complete victory of socialism by performing
the three revolutions.
-Under the Leadership of the Workers Party of Korea,
the republic and the Korean people uphold the great
leader Comrade Kim Il Sung as the eternal president of
the republic.
System of State Organs
Power Organs
1. Central power organ Supreme Peoples Assembly
and its standing committee during its recession
2. Local Power organ Peoples assembly at all levels

-Provincial, City and County

National Defence Commission
-is the supreme military guidance commission in the
national sovereign organ and the general national
defence administrative organ
-the chairman is the highest post of the state where he
commands all the work of the politics, military and
economy and defends the state system of the socialist
country
Administrative Organs
1. Central administration is the cabinet carries out
laws, decrees, decisions and orders nationwide
guidance
2. Local Administration local peoples committee at all
levels provincial, city or district and county
Prosecutorial and Justice System
-supervises the observance and execution of the
socialist law
a. central prosecutorial office
b. provincial
c. city
d. county
Political Parties and Public Organizations
1. The Workers Party of Korea
-founded in October, Juche 34 (1945)
-revolutionary party of a Juche type by Comrade Kim Il
Sung
-now led by Comrade Kim Jong Il
-goal is to attain socialism and model the society under
Juche idea and build a communist society
2. The Korean Social Democratic Party
-November 3, Juche 34 (1945)
-medium and small entrepreneurs, merchants, petitbourgeoisie, peasants and Christians
-motto is independence, sovereignty, democracy, peace
and the defence of human rights
3. The Chondoist Chongu Party
-Juche 35 (1946)
-members are Chondoist peasants
-oppose imperialist aggression and subjugation
-work to secure national independence and build a rich
and strong democratic country
- defending the country and providing welfare for the
people

- driving out westerners and the Japanese

-today, sets it as its important task to establish harmony,
strengthen solidarity under Juche-based national culture.
4. The Democratic Front for the Reunification of the
Fatherland
-Juche 35 (1946)
-main duty to rally, on the basis of worker-peasant
alliance
-work around the great leadership of Comrade Kim Jong
Il
5. The Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League
-Democratic Youth League of Korea was founded as a
mass youth organization on January 17, Juche 35 (1946)
then transformed into the League of Socialist Working
Youth of Korea
-Renamed the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League in
January Juche 85 (1996)
-Objective is to equip the young masses with the Juche
idea.
6. The General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea
-revolutionary political org of the working masses.
-conduct ideological education
7. The Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea
-agricultural working people
8. The Korean Democratic Womens Unions
-org of working women
-arm women with Juche idea
Fundamental Rights of Citizens
-political freedom and rights according to the Juche Idea
to enhance mans independence and creativity
-democratic rights and liberties as well as the material
and cultural well-being of the citizens
-17 years old right to elect and to be elected without
discriminations
-freedom of speech, press, assembly, demonstrations,
association, religious beliefs
-workers, peasants and other working people as masters
of power participate in state administrations and freely
engage in socio-political activities
-right to work and rest
-education and medical care
-scientific, literary and artistic pursuits
-equal social status and rights among men and women