1946 in North Korea

Incumbents

Soviet Civil Administration in Korea

• Head Administrator (de facto):
• *Terentii Shtykov
• Head of the Civil Administration:
• *Andrei Romanenko

People's Committee of North Korea

• Chairman: Kim Il Sung

People's Republic of Korea

• President: Syngman Rhee
• Chairman of the National People's Representative Conference: Lyuh Woon-hyung

Events

• Kim Il Sung, in March 1946, issued his 20-Point Platform.
• An eight-hour workday was implemented in June 1946.
• In August, 90% of the country's major industrial facilities were nationalized.
• In December, farmers were mandated to provide 25% of their harvest as an agricultural tax.
• 1946 North Korean local elections
• 1st Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea