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The Communist Party of Korea (CPK) was founded in Japanese-ruled Korea (Chōsen) in Keijō (now Seoul) by Kim Yong-bom and Pak Hon-yong.
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Communist Party of Korea
1925–1946 political party in Korea
The Communist Party of Korea was a communist party in Korea founded during a secret meeting in Seoul in 1925. The Governor-General of Korea had banned communist and socialist parties under the Peace Preservation Law, so the party had to operate in a clandestine manner. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Korea under Japanese rule
1910–1945 colony of the Empire of Japan
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (朝鮮), the Japanese reading of "Joseon".Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Keijō
Seoul during Japanese rule
Keijō , or Gyeongseong (Korean: 경성), was an administrative district of Korea under Japanese rule that corresponds to the present Seoul, the capital of South Korea.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Capital of South Korea
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Kim Yong-bom
North Korean politician (1902–1947)
Kim Yong-bom was a North Korean revolutionary and politician who led the Communist Party between 1945 and 1947.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pak Hon-yong
Korean independence activist (1900–1955)
Pak Hon-yong, courtesy name Togyong (덕영), was a Korean independence activist, politician, philosopher, communist activist and one of the main leaders of the Korean communist movement during Japan's colonial rule (1910–1945).Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 17
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