Kim Tu-bong

Kim Tu-bong was the first Chairman of the Workers' Party of North Korea from 1946 to 1949. He was known in South Korean history as a linguist, scholar, revolutionary and politician. His most famous work was under Chu Sigyŏng; later, after participating in the March First Movement, he with other Korean leaders of the time established a provisional government-in-exile in China, and because of his communist beliefs he played an important role in the early North Korean communist government.