1946

Han Pin, the leader of the Yenan group, comes to Seoul and organizes the Shinmin-tang.

The Interim People’s Committee is established in North Korea, and Kim Il-sung becomes its chairman.

The Democratic National United Front is organized and most of the leftist groups are united in support of the trusteeship

Pak Hon-yong, the chairman of the Korean Communist Party, confers with General Hodge, the supreme commander of the occupation forces in the South

The North Korean Worker’s Party is founded and the party holds its first party congress from August 28 to August 30, 1946.

Three major leftist newspapers: Inmin Ilbo, Haebang Ilbo, and Hyondae Ilbo are banned in South Korea.

An order is issued to arrest Pak Hon-yong in South Korea. Yi Chu-ha, a leading communist in the south, is also arrested.

The Daegu Resistance Movement (대구 10·1 사건), also called the Daegu October Incident or the October Rebellion.

The Worker’s Party of South Korea is officially declared in South Korea. Ho Hon is elected chairman and Pak Hon-yong and Yi Ki-sok are elected as vice-chairman.