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April 17, 1925

On April 17, 1925, the Communist Party of Korea (CPK) was founded in Japanese-ruled Korea (Chōsen) in Keijō (now Seoul) by Kim Yong-bom and Pak Hon-yong. Ernestina Herrera de Noble, Ernestina Herrera de Noble, Ernestina Herrera de Noble would arrive in the same year.

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1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1925th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 925th year of the 2nd millennium, the 25th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1920s decade.

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On April 17, 1925

  1. 1925 The Communist Party of Korea (CPK) was founded in Japanese-ruled Korea (Chōsen) in Keijō (now Seoul) by Kim Yong-bom and Pak Hon-yong.

    1925–1946 political party in Korea

    The Communist Party of Korea was a communist party in Korea founded during a secret meeting in Seoul in 1925. The Governor-General of Korea had banned communist and socialist parties under the Peace Preservation Law so the party had to operate in a clandestine manner. The leaders of the party were Kim Yong-bom and Pak Hon-yong.

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Ernestina Herrera de Noble 1925– Argentine publisher and executive (died 2017)
Ernestina Herrera de Noble 1925– Argentine publisher and executive (died 2017)
Ernestina Herrera de Noble 1925– Argentine publisher and executive (died 2017)
Ernestina Herrera de Noble 1925– Argentine publisher and executive (died 2017)

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