The Yanan faction were a group of pro-China communists in the North Korean government after the division of Korea following World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. The group were involved in a power struggle with pro-Soviet factions but Kim Il Sung was eventually able to defeat both factions and dominate the North Korean government which allowed him to push for unification during the Korean War

Korean War

The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...

. "Yenan" is the Korean reading of Yan'an

Yan'an

Yan'an , is a prefecture-level city in the Shanbei region of Shaanxi province in China, administering several counties, including Zhidan County , which served as the Chinese communist capital before the city of Yan'an proper took that role....

, a town in China that formed the base of the Communist Party of China

Communist Party of China

The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...

 during the Chinese civil war.

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• Kim Tu-bong
  Kim Tu-bong
  Kim Tu-bong was a Korean linguist and politician. He formed the New People's Party. After the New People's Party merged into the Workers Party of North Korea in 1946, he became Chairman of the Workers Party. He was the first head of state of North Korea from 1948 to 1957...
  
  
• Choi Changik
• Mu Chong
• He Jongsuk
• Pak Ilu
• Han Pin
• Yun Konghem
• Seo Hui
• Kim Changman
• Kim Wenpong
  Kim Won-bong
  Kim Won-bong was Korean nationalist, independence activist and statesman of North Korea. He created a Korean nationalist underground organization, the Korean Heroic Corps and became its leader. And he served as the deputy commander of the Korean Liberation Army of the Provisional Government of...