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DIP
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North KoreaSouth KoreaPartyDissolved

Democratic Independent Party

민주독립당 Minju Tongnipdang

Korean nationalismProgressivismKorean reunificationRight-wing social democracyCentreCentre-right
Overview

A centrist political party in both North and South Korea. The party was established on 19 October 1947. Its initiators were An Jae-hong, Kim Byung-ro, Hong Myong-hui, Kim Ho, Pak Yong-hee, Yi Kuk-no and Kim Won-yong. Hong became chairman of the party.

The DIP opposed Syngman Rhee's single-candidate government and supported Kim Ku and Kim Kyu-sik's North-South negotiation position, but after the 1948 North-South Joint Conference, it split into pro-North and 'Yang Kim' factions, and after several mass defections from the party, it transformed into a minor pro-North party. It participated in elections in North Korea from 1948 until at least 1962.

The party's last identifiable mention of its parliamentary representation in the North Korean Supreme People's Assembly was following the 192 elections.

Leadership

Chairman: Hong Myong-hui

Sources & maintenance
  1. https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/민주독립당
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Independent_Party
  3. https://namu.wiki/w/민주독립당
Record ID: kpDIPLast edited October 2026