Hong Ki-hwang

He served as vice chairman of the Korean Social Democratic Party since late 1945. He was vice-chairman of the South Pyongan Provincial People's Committee.^[1] In March 1946 he participated in a meeting commemorating the 27th Anniversary of the March First Movement held at the plaza in front of Pyongyang Station and made a speech there.^[1] In February 1946 he joined the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea.^[2] In February 1947 he participated in the People's Assembly of North Korea.^[1] From 29 February 1952 to 16 January 1953 he was the acting director of the National Censorship Committee. In February 1956, Choe Yong-gon was appointed as a vice chairman of the WPK, leaving Hong Ki-hwang, deputy chairman of the KDP since late 1945, to replace him as chairman of the KDP^[2] until November 1958 when he was replaced by Kang Ryang-uk.^[3] In the 1957 North Korean parliamentary election he was elected a member of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly.^[4][5] He was purged together with his brother in 1960.^[1]

Books:

• Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.