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North and South Korea have been divided for more than 70 years, ever since the Korean Peninsula became an unexpected casualty of the escalating Cold War between two rival superpowers: the...
Formerly a single nation that was annexed by Japan in 1910, the Korean Peninsula was divided into occupation zones since the end of World War II on 2 September 1945. The two sovereign countries were founded in the North and South of the peninsula in 1948, leading to the formal division.
Both North Korea and South Korea were admitted to the UN on September 17, 1991, as “separate and equal” members. Diplomatic breakthroughs between North and South created more cordial feelings between the two countries, but these quickly dissipated when suspicion grew that North Korea planned to build nuclear weapons.
North-South relations appeared to reach a milestone when a pact of reconciliation and nonaggression was signed in December 1991. Earlier that year, North Korea had retreated from its insistence on a single Korean membership in the United Nations, and the two states were separately admitted to the UN on September 17. North Korea’s potential ...
On 25 June 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to re-unify the peninsula under its communist rule. The subsequent Korean War, which lasted from 1950 to 1953, ended with a stalemate and has left Korea divided by the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) up to the present day.
Here are some frequently asked questions about Korea, which is divided into two distinct sovereign states: South Korea and North Korea: When did the official announcement of Japan’s surrender occur, and how did it affect Korea?
Despite being unified off and on for nearly 1,500 years, the Korean peninsula was divided into North and South as a result of the breakup of the Japanese empire at the end of World War II. The precise location of the division, at the 38th parallel latitude, was chosen by lower-level U.S. diplomatic personnel on an ad hoc basis in 1945.
North-South relations appeared to reach a milestone when a pact of reconciliation and nonaggression was signed in December 1991. Earlier that year, North Korea had retreated from its insistence on a single Korean membership in the United Nations, and the two states were separately
In 1950, with the backing of the Soviet Union and China, North Korean forces invaded South Korea, setting off the Korean War. The United States came to the South’s aid, leading an army of some...
1950 - South declares independence, sparking North Korean invasion and the Korean War. 1953 - Armistice ends Korean War. 1960s - Rapid industrial growth. 1968 January - North Korea captures USS...