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Kim Tal-hyon (independence Activist)
Kim Tal-hyon (; 24 July 1884 – December 1958) was a North Korean politician and independence activist. Biography He was born on July 24, 1884, in Dongsan-ri, Gyeongwon-myeon, Kyongwon County, South Hamgyong Province, Joseon. In 1903 or July 1, 1907, he joined Chondoism at the recommendation of Lee Ki-wan, a fellow Chondoist. In 1919, he took part in the March 1st Movement and led the demonstration for national independence in the Gyeongwon-gun area, and was subsequently arrested. In April 1948, at the second party congress of the Chondoist Chongu Party, Kim Tal-hyon was re-elected as chairman again. In addition, a coalition government was established to some extent, such as appointing the vice-chairman of the provincial, city, and county people's committees to the Chondogyo Chongu Party. However, as the grip of the Workers' Party of Korea over the political process intensified, this brief coalition quickly collapsed. Kim Tal-hyon was appointed chairman of the Fatherland Fron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Hamgyong Province
South Hamgyong Province (, ''Hamgyŏngnamdo''; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Hamgyong Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Hamhung. Geography The province is bordered by Ryanggang to the north, North Hamgyong to the northeast, Kangwon to the south, and South Pyongan to the west. To the east of the province is the Sea of Japan. Administrative divisions South Hamgyong is divided into three cities ("si"), two districts (one "gu" and one "chigu"), and 15 counties ("gun"). These are further divided into villages ('' ri'' and '' dong'', with dong also denoting neighborhoods in cities), with each county additionally having one town ('' up'') which acts as its administrative center. These are detailed on each county's individual page. Some cities are also divided into wards known as "guyok", which are administered just below the city level and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Volunteer Army
The People's Volunteer Army (PVA), officially the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV), was the armed expeditionary forces China in the Korean War, deployed by the History of the People's Republic of China (1949–1976), People's Republic of China during the Korean War. Although all units in the PVA were actually transferred from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) under the orders of Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, Chairman Mao Zedong, the PVA was separately constituted in order to prevent an official war with the United States. The PVA entered Korea on 19 October 1950 and completely withdrew by October 1958. The nominal commander and political commissar of the PVA was Peng Dehuai before the Korean Armistice Agreement, ceasefire agreement in 1953, although both Chen Geng and Deng Hua served as the acting commander and commissar after April 1952 following Peng's illness. The initial (25 October – 5 November 1950) units in the PVA included 38th, 39th, 40th, 42nd, 50th, 66 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884 Births
Events January * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London to promote gradualist social progress. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera '' Princess Ida'', a satire on feminism, premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 7 – German microbiologist Robert Koch isolates '' Vibrio cholerae'', the cholera bacillus, working in India. * January 18 – William Price attempts to cremate his dead baby son, Iesu Grist, in Wales. Later tried and acquitted on the grounds that cremation is not contrary to English law, he is thus able to carry out the ceremony (the first in the United Kingdom in modern times) on March 14, setting a legal precedent. * January – Arthur Conan Doyle's anonymous story " J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" appears in the ''Cornhill Magazine'' (London). Based on the disappearance of the crew of the '' Mary Celeste'' in 1872, many of the fictional elements introduced by Doyle come to replace the real event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondoist Chongu Party Politicians
Cheondoism (Hanja: 天道敎; spelled Chondoism in North Korea) is a Korean indigenous religion that emerged as a continuation and development of Donghak, which was founded by Choe Je-u (Su-un) in 1860 during the late Joseon Dynasty as an antithesis to Christianity. Cheondoism upholds the principles of spreading virtue throughout the world (布德天下), saving all living beings from suffering (廣濟蒼生), protecting the nation and ensuring the well-being of the people (輔國安民), and realizing heaven on earth (地上天國). On December 1, 1905, Son Byong-hi, the third leader of Cheondoism, restructured Donghak into an institutionalized religion under the name "Cheondoism." This transformation was intended to formalize Donghak, which had previously remained a philosophical movement, and to bring it under legal recognition. Additionally, this reformation aimed to protect the faith from the suppression of Korean nationalism by the Japanese colonial authorities, who sought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The 2nd Supreme People's Assembly
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organizati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Of North Korea
The Cabinet of Democratic People's Republic of Korea () is the supreme administrative organ of North Korea. The Cabinet's official newspaper is '' Minju Choson''. History In North Korea's first constitution, adopted in 1948, the executive powers were vested in the Cabinet, chaired by Kim Il Sung himself. The 1972 constitution saw the establishment of the post of President of North Korea which led the executive branch, and the cabinet was split into two organizations: The Central People's Committee () and the State Administration Council (). The Central People's Committee provided the highest visible institutional link between the party and the government and served in effect as a de facto super-cabinet. According to the 1972 constitution, the Central People's Committee, chaired by President of North Korea, exercised wide range of powers such as shaping the internal and external policies of the state, direct the work of the Administration Council and provincial people's comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 North Korean Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 27 August 1957 to elect members of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly. Voters were presented with a single list from the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland, dominated by the Workers' Party of Korea. Only one candidate was presented in each constituency, all of which were selected by the WPK, although some ran under the banner of other parties or state organisations to give the illusion of democracy.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p404 Voter turnout was reported to be 99.99%, with 99.92% reportedly voting in favour of the candidates presented.East Gate Book (2003) ''North Korea Handbook: Yonhap News Agency Seoul'', p124 Its first session took place on 18–20 September 1957. One of its declarations was "On the Immediate Tasks of the People's Power in Socialist Construction". Results Composition of deputies The following were ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ri Yong
Ri Yong (; 1 April 1889 – 13 August 1960) was a social activist in Korea under Japanese rule, communist activist, and politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Early life Youth and middle age Ri was born in Naha-daeri, Bukcheong-myeon, Bukcheong-gun, Hamgyong Province, Joseon (now in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea), and spent his early childhood in Hamhung. In 1912, he traveled to Shanghai, where he joined an independence movement. He enrolled at Nankai Business School in 1913, but dropped out in 1914, and returned to Korea. In 1919, he participated in the March 1st Movement in Bukcheong, Hamgyeongnam-do. He was arrested, and remained in prison in Seoul until 1920. The following year, he served as a member of the Seoul Youth Association's Beginner Administrative Committee. He was again arrested in 1928, and spent four years in prison before being released in 1932. From 1933 he held an administrative position within the Communist Party of Korea, where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jong-ju
Kim Jong-ju (, 金廷柱; born April 16, 1903) was a North Korean communist and activist in the Korean independence movement. Following the Day of the Foundation of the Republic, establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea he became the first Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (North Korea), Minister of Communications in the Cabinet of North Korea. Biography Born on April 16, 1903. He is from Hwangsan-ri, Puksinhyon-myon, Nyongbyon County, North Pyongan Province, the son of ''Hwajonmin''. From 1909 to 1912, he attended elementary school in his hometown, where he studied natural science from 1912 to 1915. From 1915 to 1920, he worked on his father's farm, and in 1919 joined the youth organization to prepare for the March 1st Movement. From 1920 to 1922, he studied at Nyongbyon County Middle School. Since 1930, he has been the central member of the Chongu Party, and the leader of the Chongu Party was the pro-Japanese leader Choi Lin, who actively cooperated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Hon
Ho Hon (; 22 July 1885 – 16 August 1951) was a Korean independence activist and politician of the Japanese colonial period and early years of North Korea. As a lawyer, he defended independence activists along with Lee In and Kim Byong-ro. In September 1948, following the official proclamation on the establishment of North Korea in the northern part of the Korean peninsula, he was elected a delegate to the first convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly, the unicameral parliament of North Korea. He also served as the President of Kim Il Sung University. While working as a reunification activist, he drowned in the Chongchon River in August 1951. He was also the father of Ho Jong-suk, a female activist and a politician in North Korea. Biography After the liberation, in August 1945, he participated in the founding of the with Pak Hon-yong and Lyuh Woon-hyung, and was elected to the prime minister of the People's Republic of Korea through the Vice Chairman of the Commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
