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North Korea–South Africa relations refers to the bilateral relations between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and South Africa. North Korea maintains an embassy in Pretoria , while the South African ambassador to China is also accredited to North Korea.
North Korea strongly condemned apartheid in South Africa and refused to establish any diplomatic relations with the apartheid regime. When North Korea opened up for foreign tourists in 1986, it banned citizens of South Africa from entry (along with citizens of Japan, the United States, and Israel). [8]
In the 1960s North Korea was a more developed country than South Korea, so North Korea attempted to expand its political and ideological influence by providing aid to African countries. [12] As a result, political relations between South Korea and African countries were significantly affected by the ideological situation during the Cold War.
North Korea's recent closing of its diplomatic missions in Angola and Uganda was a sign that the reclusive country is struggling to make money overseas because of international sanctions, South ...
North Korea supported the African National Congress in its struggle against apartheid in South Africa. North Korea campaigned against the white minority government and provided military training to ANC fighters in camps in Angola. In 1998, after the end of apartheid, North Korea and South Africa established diplomatic relations.
In the past, North Korea ran several military and civil assistance programmes to some of Africa's more radical states, including Guinea, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Mali and Tanzania. North Korea, in return, was able to gain diplomatic recognition and other leverage; they were successful in ensuring South Korea was unable to join the Non-Aligned Movement.
In July 1995, South African President Nelson Mandela visited Seoul to meet with South Korean president Kim Young-sam. [4] To institutionalize these visits, in 1997 the two nations agreed to hold regular Policy Consultative Meetings, [ 6 ] where working groups focused on particular subjects of the relationship convene to negotiate shared rules ...
This is a list of wars involving North Korea since 1948, when the Korean peninsula was de facto divided into North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea, ROK). For wars involving united Korea until 1948, see List of wars involving Korea until 1948