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| leader1_title = General Secretary | | leader1_title = General Secretary | ||
| leader1_name = [[Kim_Jong-un|Kim Jong-un]] | | leader1_name = [[Kim_Jong-un|Kim Jong-un]] | ||
| youth_wing = | | youth_wing = Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League<br />Korean Children's Union | ||
| wing1_title = Armed wing | |||
| wing1 = Korean People's Army | |||
| | | foundation = October 10, 1945 | ||
| newspaper = ''Rodong Sinmun'' | |||
| political_orientation = [[ | | political_orientation = [[Communism|Communism]]<br>Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism<br>[[Juche]]<br>[[Songun]] | ||
| international = [[ | | international = [[International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties]] | ||
| country = North Korea | | country = North Korea | ||
| website = [http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/ ''Rodong Sinmun'', the official newspaper of the WPK Central Committee] | | website = [http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/ ''Rodong Sinmun'', the official newspaper of the WPK Central Committee] | ||
| abbreviation = WPK | | abbreviation = WPK | ||
}} | |||
The '''Workers' Party of Korea''' ('''WPK''') is the ruling political party of the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]] | The '''Workers' Party of Korea''' ('''WPK''') is the ruling political party of the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]]. It was founded by [[Kim Il-sung|Kim Il Sung]] on October 10, 1945<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=DPRK Today|title=Workers' Party of Korea, organizer and guide of all victories|url=https://dprktoday.com/policy/177|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313161006/https://dprktoday.com/policy/177|archive-date=2023-03-13|retrieved=2023-03-13}}</ref> and is guided by the [[Juche|Juche Idea]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Official USA Delegate|newspaper=Korean Friendship Association USA|title=Workers’ Party of Korea and Juche Idea|date=2013-01-18|url=https://kfausa.org/workers-party-of-korea-and-juche-idea/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313155639/https://kfausa.org/workers-party-of-korea-and-juche-idea/|archive-date=2023-03-13|retrieved=2023-03-13}}</ref> Independence, [[Songun]] and [[socialism]] are the strategic line of the Workers' Party of Korea.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Official USA Delegate|newspaper=Korean Friendship Association|title=Strategic Line of the (WPK) Workers Party of Korea|date=2016-04-25|url=https://kfausa.org/strategic-line-wpk-workers-party-korea/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313160132/https://kfausa.org/strategic-line-wpk-workers-party-korea/|archive-date=2023-03-13|retrieved=2023-03-13}}</ref> The President of the WPK is Kim Il Sung, the Chairman is [[Kim Jong-il|Kim Jong Il]], and the [[General Secretary]] is [[Kim Jong-un|Kim Jong Un]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Naenara|title=President Kim Il Sung|url=http://www.naenara.com.kp/main/index/en/politics?arg_val=leader3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226073159/http://www.naenara.com.kp/main/index/en/politics?arg_val=leader3|archive-date=2022-12-26|retrieved=2023-03-13}}</ref> | ||
== Symbol == | == Symbol == | ||
The Workers' Party of Korea's symbol is a yellow hammer, sickle, and brush. The hammer and sickle symbolizes the workers and farmers, while the brush symbolizes the intellectuals.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Kang Sung Il|newspaper=Kim Il Sung University|title=The noble meaning of the emblem of the Workers' Party of Korea|date=2022-04-21|url=http://www.ryongnamsan.edu.kp/univ/en/research/articles/7cfd5df443b4eb0d69886a583b33de4c|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313161829/http://www.ryongnamsan.edu.kp/univ/en/research/articles/7cfd5df443b4eb0d69886a583b33de4c|archive-date=2023-03-13|retrieved=2023-03-13}}</ref> Its color is yellow to symbolize that the party will prosper and shine forever.<ref name=":0" /> | The Workers' Party of Korea's symbol is a yellow hammer, sickle, and brush. The hammer and sickle symbolizes the workers and farmers, while the brush symbolizes the intellectuals.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Kang Sung Il|newspaper=Kim Il Sung University|title=The noble meaning of the emblem of the Workers' Party of Korea|date=2022-04-21|url=http://www.ryongnamsan.edu.kp/univ/en/research/articles/7cfd5df443b4eb0d69886a583b33de4c|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313161829/http://www.ryongnamsan.edu.kp/univ/en/research/articles/7cfd5df443b4eb0d69886a583b33de4c|archive-date=2023-03-13|retrieved=2023-03-13}}</ref> Its color is yellow to symbolize that the party will prosper and shine forever.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
* [http://www.korean-books.com.kp/KBMbooks/en/book/politics/4060.pdf Understanding Workers' Party of Korea] | * [http://www.korean-books.com.kp/KBMbooks/en/book/politics/4060.pdf Understanding Workers' Party of Korea] | ||
==References== | ==References== |