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during their rule by not convening party
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as the goal of the party. According to the rules, the party "represents the interests of the Korean nation and people", and its immediate task is "to attain a perfect victory of socialism in the northern part and to complete the revolutionary tasks of achieving national liberation and the people's
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democracy through the country." This task is to be achieved by "perform the revolution and construction tasks under the sole leader's exclusive guidance, applying his revolutionary ideology as guideline". The rules stipulates that the party guides all state and social organs in North Korea.
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Control Commission theoretically probes suspected violations of the rules by party members. However, the rules is, in fact, an essentially meaningless document for much of its existence, since there is no oversight of central-level compliance. Despite this,
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dual-track policy of pursuing both economic growth and nuclear weapons capacity was added to the Charter.
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1019:(WPK). It sets the rules of the organization and membership of the party. According to the rules, the
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held in 2021 again amended the party rules. It changed the leader of the party from Chairman to
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has called the party rules "one of the most important texts in North Korea's political system".
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was still mentioned) to "embody the revolutionary cause of Juche in the entire society".
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on 9 May 2016, the rules was amended "as required by the developing reality." The
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On 26 June 2010 the Politburo announced that it was summoning delegates for the
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North Korea Under Kim Chong-il: Power, Politics, and Prospects for Change
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Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System
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Korean Communism 1945-1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System
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Proceedings of the Second Congress of the North Korean Workers' Party
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Crisis in North Korea: The Failure of De-Stalinization, 1956
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The Guerilla Dynasty: Politics and Leadership in North Korea
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congress; in practice, however, this has not been the case.
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North Korean Branch Bureau / Communist Party of North Korea
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1440:"Meeting of Party Cell Secretaries To Be Held in Pyongyang"
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became "the only guiding idea of the party" in the rules.
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North Korea in Transition: Politics, Economy, and Society
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to pick a dates for Congresses freely. Such a Congress,
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is the highest body of the party and it, along with the
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1788:. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 263.
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Kim, Samuel (2000). "North Korean Informal Politics".
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The first rules were adopted on 30 August 1946 at the
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Pukchoson Nodon-dang Cheich'a Chondang Taehoe Hoeirok
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Founding Congress of the North Korean Workers' Party
1882:"Power Shift Detailed in North Korean Party Charter"
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1966:"Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism Reported by Chinese TV"
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1221:made extensive revisions to it in April 1956. The
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2286:. In Scalapino, Robert A.; Chong-Sik Lee (eds.).
1211:1st Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea
1044:1st Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea
2328:. In Simons, William B.; White, Stephen (eds.).
1993:"Kim Jong-un is made chairman of Workers' Party"
1784:. In Simons, William B.; White, Stephen (eds.).
1601:"4th Party Conference To Convene in "mid-April""
1557:"Fourth and Final Day of the 7th Party Congress"
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1087:General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea
2242:] (in Korean). Pyongyang. pp. 191–213.
1761:. The Henry L. Stimson Center. 20 December 2020
1506:"North Korea - The Korean Workers' Party (KWP)"
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2215:] (in Korean). Pyongyang. pp. 48–56.
1512:. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress
1035:. Recent revisions of the rules have defined
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3326:General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea
2305:— (1970). "". In Dae-Sook Suh (ed.).
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1753:"North Korean Party Congress Primer"
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989:Rules of the Workers' Party of Korea
371:Organization and Guidance Department
2560:Propaganda and Agitation Department
1968:. KCNA. 27 May 2012. Archived from
1942:. 29 September 2010. Archived from
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376:Propaganda and Agitation Department
3485:1946 establishments in North Korea
2267:Foreign Languages Publishing House
1504:Andrea Matles Savada, ed. (1993).
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2580:Science and Education Department
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2521:General Secretary and Secretary
2288:Communism in Korea: The Society
1290:Ideology was elaborated at the
1233:revised it on 10 October 1980.
3495:Rulebooks of communist parties
2125:Informal Politics in East Asia
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1123:General Secretary of the party
1039:as the ideology of the party.
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1:
3446:Workers' Party of South Korea
3441:Workers' Party of North Korea
2630:Finance Accounting Department
1991:Kang Jin-kyu (11 May 2016).
1677:North Korea Leadership Watch
1605:North Korea Leadership Watch
1561:North Korea Leadership Watch
1510:North Korea: A Country Study
1444:North Korea Leadership Watch
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1236:The 1990s (especially after
2537:Central Auditing Commission
2532:Central Military Commission
2357:(in Korean). Archived from
1378:Constitution of North Korea
1269:Central Military Commission
1193:National Defence Commission
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2823:14th Plenum, 4th CC (1966)
2813:12th Plenum, 2nd CC (1953)
2635:General Affairs Department
2157:University of Hawaii Press
2131:Cambridge University Press
1420:(in Japanese). 5 June 2021
475:Central Public Prosecutors
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2818:2nd Plenum, 3rd CC (1956)
2595:Machine-Building Industry
2570:Light Industry Department
1585:North Korea Handbook 2002
1480:North Korea Handbook 2002
1468:North Korea Handbook 2002
1296:Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism
1279:to pick the date freely.
1229:on 13 November 1970. The
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3431:Communist Party of Korea
2620:Civil Defense Department
2585:International Department
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1780:Il-pyong J. Kim (1984).
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694:Administrative divisions
509:State Affairs Commission
115:Chosŏn rodongdang kyuyak
101:Joseon rodongdang gyuyak
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3316:Korean Children's Union
2640:United Front Department
2610:Party History Institute
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1388:Politics of North Korea
1135:Executive Policy Bureau
1017:Workers' Party of Korea
381:United Front Department
205:Workers' Party of Korea
128:Politics of North Korea
3408:Organisation Committee
3255:Organisation Committee
2605:Agriculture Department
2504:Decision-making bodies
2075:Gause, Ken E. (2011).
1673:"3rd Party Conference"
942:North Korea portal
827:Diplomatic missions of
2282:— (1956–1961).
2052:Buzo, Adrian (1999).
2019:권, 영전 (1 June 2021).
1141:, and members of the
532:First Vice President
3426:Party Foundation Day
3306:Korean People's Army
2269:. pp. 387–405.
2234:— (1948). "".
2176:North Korea Handbook
1998:Korea JoongAng Daily
1292:4th party Conference
1286:4th party Conference
1254:3rd party Conference
1248:3rd party Conference
1189:Korean People's Army
1055:death of Kim Il Sung
1031:on the whole of the
867:Korean reunification
95:Revised Romanization
3159:Military Commission
3098:Auditing Commission
2842:Leadership sittings
2590:Military Department
1718:, pp. 226–227.
1238:Kim Il Sung's death
1073:'s succession, the
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3398:Control Commission
3293:Wider organisation
3199:Control Commission
2181:Yonhap News Agency
2106:. pp. 19–46.
1972:on 12 October 2014
1679:. 3 September 2010
1383:Law of North Korea
1356:North Korea portal
1328:8th party Congress
1322:8th party Congress
1308:7th party Congress
1302:7th party Congress
1139:Control Commission
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2297:978-0-520-02274-4
2207:WPNK (1946). "".
2190:978-0-7656-3523-5
2166:978-0-8248-3207-0
2113:978-1-4422-1812-3
2090:978-0-313-38175-1
1946:on 3 October 2010
1888:. 21 January 2011
1607:. 2 February 2012
1446:. 18 January 2014
1332:General Secretary
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