5th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea

The 5th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea took place from 2–13 November 1970.[1]

5th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea
The flag of the Workers' Party of Korea
Date2–13 November 1970
LocationPyongyang, North Korea
Participants1,734

At the time there were 1.6 million Party members, around 13% of the population. 1,734 of them attended the Congress. During the 5th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Il-sung delivered a report setting the "three revolutions" (ideological, technological and cultural revolutions) as well as the "Six-Year National Economic Plan (1971-1976)".

The WPK 5th Central Committee held 19 plenary meetings from 1970 to 1980. The 1st Plenum on 13 November 1970 appointed Kim Il-sung as General Secretary, a 15-member Political Committee and a 9-member Secretariat. The 8th Plenum in February 1974 designated Kim Jong-il as Kim Il-sung's successor.

It was announced that the Seven Year Plan was accomplished and a new Six-Year Plan was about to be announced. The new Central Committee consisted of 117 full (voting) members and 55 alternate (candidate) members. The Politburo was reduced from 29 (according to the Second Party Conference) to 15 members, of them 11 were full (voting) and 4 alternate (candidates). Also, 10 secretaries of the Central Committee coordinating various aspects of the CC activity were appointed, including Kim Il-sung.[2]

First plenary session

The Central Committee ranking list:[3]

Plenums of the 5th Central Committee
  • 1st plenary session (13 November 1970)
  • 2nd enlarged plenary session (19-23 April 1971)
  • 3rd plenary session (15-22 November 1971)
  • 4th plenary session (1-6 July 1972)
  • 5th plenary session (23-26 October 1972)
  • 6th plenary session (22 December 1972)
  • 7th plenary session (4-17 September 1973)
  • 8th plenary session (11-13 February 1974)
  • 9th plenary session (1974)
  • 10th plenary session (11-17 February 1975)
  • 11th plenary session (19-21 November 1975)
  • 12th plenary session (11-14 October 1976)
  • 13th plenary session (4-6 April 1977)
  • 14th plenary session (5-7 September 1977)
  • 15th plenary session (13 December 1977)
  • 16th plenary session (28 January 1978)
  • 17th plenary session (27 November 1978)
  • 18th plenary session (13-15 June 1979)
  • 19th plenary session (10-12 December 1979)

References
  1. Kim, Il-sŏng (1971). "Report on work of Central Committee to Fifth Congress Workers' Party of Korea, November 2, 1970". Africa-Magazine.
  2. Robert A. Scalapino, Chong-Sik Lee. Communistm in Korea: The Society. p. 720
  3. Sung Chul Yang. The North And South Korean Political Systems: A Comparative Analysis, p.341


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