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August faction incident
1956 failed North Korean coup
August faction incident
The August faction incident, known in North Korean histography as the Second Arduous March, was an unsuccessful attempt to remove Kim Il Sung, the chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the premier of North Korea, from power by leading North Korean figures from the Soviet faction and the Yan'an faction, with support from China and the Soviet Union, at the second plenary session of the 3rd WPK Central Committee in 1956. The attempt to remove Kim failed and the participants were arrested and later executed. Through this political struggle, Kim quashed all opposition to him within the party leadership. The leaders of the coup included the Vice Premier of the Cabinet Ch'oe Ch'angik, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Tu-bong, the Minister of Construction Kim Sung-hwa, the Minister of Commerce Yun Gong-chin, and the Chairman of the General Federation of Trade Unions Suh Hwi, all of whom were members of the reformist faction within the WPK....
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