1929 - Korean Communism

Mon Jan 21 1929

Wonsan Labor Strike is called by the Wonsan Federated Labor Union

Wonsan Labor Strike, called by the Wonsan Federated Labor Union. The strike lasted about 75 days, ending in defeat for the laborers on April 6, 1929.

Wed Jul 10 1929

The ML (Marxist-Leninist) Group of the Manchurian General Bureau is dissolved to join the Chinese Communist Party in Manchuria

Nov 1929

The Comintern summons Han Pin and Li Ch'un-san to discuss Korean communist activities in detail

The Comintern summons Han Pin, a KUTV (Kommunisti Cheskii Universitet Trudiashchikhsia Vostoka, Communist University of the Toilers of the East) graduate, and a Chinese named Li Ch’un-san to discuss Korean communist activities in detail.

Sun Nov 03 1929

The Gwangju student incident of 1929

The Gwangju student incident. This incident began purely as a student anti-Japanese demonstration but lasted almost six months and imprisoned many leaders of the Shingan-hoe including Ho Hon and Cho Pyong-ok.

Tthe Gwangju Student movement (광주 학생 독립 운동) lasted from October until November.