1956 in North Korea

none 1956 North Korea 20th century 21st century Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg 80px Other events in 1956Years in North KoreaTimeline of Korean history1956 in South Korea Events from the year 1956 in North Korea. Andrei Lankov calls 1956 a turning point in North Korean history. It marked the 3rd Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) followed by two important plenums of the Central Committee of the WPK. The plenum in August became known as the August Faction Incident as Kim Il Sung's opponents unsuccessfully tried to oust him. It was followed by another plenum in September that saw Kim being pressured by China and the Soviet Union to tone down his political line.Lankov 1999 43 Kim, however, retaliated by beginning the purge of his party's Soviet faction that year.Lankov 1999 44 Incumbents Premier: Kim Il Sung Supreme Leader: Kim Il Sung Events 3rd Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea Lankov 1999 43 August Faction IncidentLankov 1999 43 September plenum of the Central Committee of the WPKLankov 1999 43 1956 North Korean local elections See also List of years in North Korea List of years in Japan List of years in South Korea References Works cited Lankov Andrei N. Kim Il Sung's Campaign against the Soviet Faction in Late 1955 and the Birth of Chuch'e Korean Studies 23 1 1999 43–67 1529-1529 10.1353/ks.1999.0003 154905899 1956 in North Korea Category:1950s in North Korea Category:Years of the 20th century in North Korea North Korea