Workers' Party of Korea

The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. It is also called Korean Workers' Party (KWP). WPK has held absolute power in the DPRK since 1945, and in that time has had only two leaders, Kim Il-sung (1945–1994) and his son, Kim Jong-il (since 1994). The party is widely viewed by foreigners as Stalinist and is the closest thing to a traditional Stalinist ruling party in the world today. However, the WPK claims to have its own distinct ideology (Juche) which it considers to be superior to Marxism-Leninism.

Related Topics:
Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 1945 - Kim Il-sung - 1994 - Kim Jong-il - Stalinist - Juche - Marxism-Leninism

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