Kim To-man

Kim To-man was a faction member of the 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,^[1] 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.^[1] Without Kim Il-sung's approval, Kim produced work called ^[1] – described variously as either a film or a stage play^[2] – 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.^[1]

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 extensive personality cult built around his brother.^[3]

Since Kim had published An Act of Sincerity, Kim was forced to leave his office as director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department.^[1] Kim Jong-il probably helped in Kim To-man's purge.^[4] After this and related purges, the PAD shaped the societal landscape of North Korea to allow Kim Il-sung to cement his rule and become the supreme leader of North Korea.^[5]

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Works cited[]

• "KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department" (PDF). North Korea Leadership Watch. November 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
• Lim Jae-Cheon (2008). Kim Jong-il's Leadership of North Korea. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-01712-6.
• Martin, Bradley K. (2007). Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-4299-0699-9.
• Myers, B. R. (2015). North Korea's Juche Myth. Busan: Sthele Press. ISBN 978-1-5087-9993-1.

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