1. Paek Nam-un was an economist, educator and politician during the Japanese colonial period and following the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
17 Facts About Paek Nam-un
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Paek Nam-un was a professor of economics at Yeonhee College and an economic theorist of the Communist Party of Korea, and a representative figure of socialist economists during the Japanese colonial period along with Lee Soon-Tak.
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Paek Nam-un wandered worrying about the future of this period and decided to study in Japan for a new intellectual desire.
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Paek Nam-un stood in the position of Marx's antiquities and class struggle theory and lectured on the history of Joseon, criticizing and refuting the 'identity theory' of the colonial consulate, and along with the lecture activities, he wrote books, Korea Social Economic History in 1933 and Korea Feudal Society in 1937 about economic history.
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Paek Nam-un then devoted progressive or socialist scholars to supporting the theory of building a new nation.
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From this point on, Paek Nam-un began to work on the political front.
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Paek Nam-un was independence movement in Yan'an, China, and had a certain connection with Hangul scholar Kim Doo-bong, who returned to the north of the 38th parallel, Choi Chang-ik of the Korean Independent Alliance, and Jung-sook Heo.
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Paek Nam-un organized the Gyeongseong Special Committee of the Korean Independent Alliance and became Chairman.
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Paek Nam-un has been to the north of the 38th parallel twice as a representative of the New Democratic Party of Namjosun.
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Paek Nam-un left the street without joining the Namro Party, led by Park Heon-young, and through this, he had a conflict and confrontation with Park Heon-young.
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From this point on, it is estimated that Paek Nam-un naturally leaned toward Marxism.
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Paek Nam-un was the twelfth northbound and the last northbound to go north to participate in inter-Korean negotiations.
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Paek Nam-un was appointed as the first Education Minister in the North Korean Cabinet led by Premier Kim Il Sung and served for eight years.
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Paek Nam-un served as President of the Academy of Sciences of North Korea.
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Paek Nam-un became the President of the Supreme People's Assembly in 1967, and the Chairman of the National Democratic Front of Korea in 1974.
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Paek Nam-un acted as an intermediary for North Korea's intellectuals.
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Paek Nam-un was elected to the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in 1961, and was elected chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly in 1967, serving in that post until 1972.