Pak Chang-ok (Korean: 박창옥, 1896–1960) was a North Korean official and was a leader of the Soviet Korean faction of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK),[1] with members being mainly ethnic Koreans born in Soviet Union, after the suicide of their first leader, Ho Ka-i.
Pak Chang-ok | |
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| Vice Premier of the Cabinet | |
| In office 23 March 1954 – 23 September 1956 Serving with Pak Hon-yong, Hong Myong-hui, Ho Ka-i, Choe Chang-ik, Choe Yong-gon, Pak Ui-wan and Kim Il. | |
| Premier | Kim Il Sung |
| Chairman of the State Planning Commission | |
| In office 23 March 1954 – 16 January 1956 | |
| Premier | Kim Il Sung |
| Preceded by | Chong Chun-taek |
| Succeeded by | Ri Jong-ok |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1896 Onsong County, Joseon |
| Died | 1960 (aged 63–64) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Alias | Choe Chang-sok, Choe Chang-sun, Choe Tong-u, Ri Kon-u |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 박창옥 |
| Hancha | 朴昌玉 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Changok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Ch'angok |
Pak was a member of the Central Committee of the WPK,[2] and the Chairman of the State Planning Commission. He was appointed Vice-Premier of North Korea in March 1954.[3]
Pak formed an alliance with Choe Chang-ik and the Yanan Korean faction of the party to criticize Kim Il Sung in 1956,[4] but was expelled following Kim's return from the Soviet Union.[citation needed] Pak died in 1960.[5]
References
edit- ^ Armstrong 2013, p. 79.
- ^ Armstrong 2013, p. 69.
- ^ Armstrong 2013, p. 62.
- ^ Lankov 2002, p. 90.
- ^ Armstrong 2013, p. 130.
Works cited
edit- Armstrong, Charles K. (25 June 2013). Tyranny of the Weak: North Korea and the World, 1950–1992. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-6893-3.
- Lankov, Andrei N. (2002). "Kim Takes Control: The 'Great Purge' in North Korea, 1956-1960". Korean Studies. 26 (1): 87–119. doi:10.1353/ks.2002.0010. ISSN 1529-1529. S2CID 153356279.
Bibliography
edit- Tertitskiy, Fyodor (June 14, 2024). "Pak Ch'ang-ok: Kim Il-sung's (equally) evil twin". The Forgotten Political Elites of North Korea: Woe to the Vanquished. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge. pp. 160–179. ISBN 9781032745473.
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