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Kim To-man
Kim To-man was a faction member of the Kapsan Faction Incident, Kapsan Faction, and the Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department (PAD) of North Korea, but removed from office by Kim Il-sung. Career Kim To-man was a faction member of the Kapsan Faction Incident, Kapsan Faction, whose ringleader, Pak Kum-chol sought to introduce economic reforms, challenge Kim Il-sung's cult of personality, and appoint himself as Kim Il-sung's successor. Without Kim Il-sung's approval, Kim produced work called ''An Act of Sincerity'' – described variously as either a film or a stage play – that honored the feats of Pak and his wife as members of the Kapsan Operation Committee and the life of Pak. Kim also had Pak's birthplace rebuilt. Kim, was a key supporter of Kim Yong-ju, the younger brother of Kim Il-sung, who fought with Kim Jong-il over being heir apparent. Kim Yong-ju, having studied in Russia, supported a more classical view of Marxism and was not fond of the extensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapsan Faction Incident
The Kapsan Faction Incident was an unsuccessful attempt to undermine the power of Kim Il-sung, the leader of North Korea, around the year 1967. The "Kapsan faction" was a group of veterans of the anti-Japanese struggle of the 1930s and 1940s that was initially close to Kim Il-sung. In the wake of the 2nd Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in 1966, the faction sought to introduce economic reforms, challenge Kim Il-sung's cult of personality, and appoint its ringleader Pak Kum-chol as his successor. Kim Il-sung cracked down on the faction in a series of speeches made at party meetings. He called for a "monolithic ideological system" that centered on his personality and rallied party members against the Kapsan faction. By April 1967, the factionalists had disappeared from the public. They were expelled from the party and sent to the countryside or prison. Pak Kum-chol either committed suicide or was executed and other key members of the faction died as well. Kim Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
