 Complete the following phrase:  The CPRK was not a governmental body per se but rather an offshoot of the Korean Workers Partys United Front Department; the distinction is intended to emphasise the North Korean governments position that the Southern government is illegitimate and should not be dealt with by official bodies. It was established on 13 May 1961 as part of Pyongyangs ongoing response to the South Korean April Revolution of the preceding year which had resulted in Rhee Syng-mans resignation. The mere announcement of the CPRFs creation is believed to have exacerbated political instability in the South and to have contributed to the success of army general Park Chung-hees coup three days later. In the aftermath of the Committees creation, Pyongyangs reunification policy took a turn towards more pro-active means aimed at provoking the Southern government and inciting an internal Communist revolution there; Pyongyang concluded further military agreements with China and the Soviet Union, captured the USS Pueblo, attempted to assassinate Park Chung-hee in 1968 in what became known as the Blue House Raid, and 