The 5th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea took place from 2 to 13 November 1970.
At the time, there were approximately 1.6 million party membersâÂÂaround 13% of the population. Of these, 1,734 attended the congress. During the event, Kim Il Sung delivered a report introducing the "Three Revolutions" (ideological, technological, and cultural) and the "Six-Year National Economic Plan (1971âÂÂ1976)".
The WPK's 5th Central Committee held 19 plenary meetings between 1970 and 1980. At the 1st Plenary Session on 13 November 1970, Kim Il Sung was appointed General Secretary, alongside the formation of a 15-member Political Committee and a 9-member Secretariat. The 8th Plenary Session in February 1974 designated Kim Jong Il as Kim Il Sung's successor.
It was announced that the previous Seven-Year Plan had been completed, and a new Six-Year Plan would be launched. The new Central Committee comprised 117 full (voting) members and 55 alternate (candidate) members. The Politburo was reduced from 29 members (as per the Second Party Conference) to 15, including 11 full and 4 alternate members. Additionally, 10 secretaries were appointed to coordinate various Central Committee activities, including Kim Il Sung.
The concept of the "Three Revolutions" (Samdaehyeokmyeong, ä¸Â大é©å½) was first introduced at this congress. It categorized revolution into three areas: ideological, technological, and cultural. These revolutions were presented as ongoing processes required to achieve a complete communist society.
The technological revolution (3ëÂÂ기ì ÃÂÂ몠, ä¸Â大æÂÂè¡Âé©å½) outlined three primary objectives:
The ideological revolution aimed to develop individuals suited to communist society. This was to be achieved through structured organizational activities and ideological education.
The cultural revolution was defined as efforts to establish a socialist culture. These efforts often took the form of organizing "Three Revolutions" small groups (sojo, ìÂÂì¡°, å°ÂçµÂ). The first "Three Revolutions Small Group Movement" (ì¼ëÂÂÃÂÂ몠ìÂÂì¡°ì´ëÂÂ) was launched in 1973. Another campaign, the "Three Revolutions Red Flag Movement" (ì¼ëÂÂÃÂÂ몠ë¶ÂìÂÂ기ìÂÂì·¨ì´ëÂÂ), began in 1975. It encouraged public competition to meet national goals. North Korean authorities claimed these campaigns contributed to the early fulfillment of the Six-Year National Economic Plan (1971âÂÂ1976).
The Central Committee ranking list was as follows: