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" Aegukka" (Chosŏn'gŭl: 애국가), officially translated as "Patriotic Song", [2] is the national anthem of North Korea. It was composed in 1945 as a patriotic song celebrating independence from Japanese occupation and was adopted as the state anthem in 1947. Performance of this anthem is prohibited in South Korea under the National Security ...
The history of North Korea began with the end of World War II in 1945. The surrender of Japan led to the division of Korea at the 38th parallel , with the Soviet Union occupying the north, and the United States occupying the south.
17 September. North Korea (DPRK) and South Korea (ROK) join the United Nations (UN). 26 December. The end of the Cold War as the Soviet Union collapses and North Korea loses military and economic aid. 1992 11 August. South Korea's first satellite, KITSAT-1, a.k.a. 우리별 (Uri Byol) is successfully launched from Guiana Space Centre. 24 August.
Kim Won-gyun (Korean: 김원균; 2 January 1917 – 5 April 2002) [4] was a North Korean composer and politician. He is considered one of the most prominent, [5] if not the most celebrated, [6] composer of North Korea. He composed "Aegukka" — the national anthem of the country — and "Song of General Kim Il-sung", in addition to ...
Liberation of Korea American Marines climbing a sea wall in Incheon during a decisive moment in the timeline of the Korean War At the Cairo Conference on November 22, 1943, the US, UK, and China agreed that "in due course Korea shall become free and independent"; [ 253 ] [ 254 ] at a later meeting in Yalta in February 1945, the Allies agreed to ...
The other one, apparently which is known today as "The Glorious Motherland," was also decided to be opened to the public with its title changed from Aegukka, as the melody was excellent. [2] This song is listed in songbooks of that time as one of the representative songs, e.g. "조쏘歌曲100曲集 (Korea-Soviet Collection of 100 Songs ...
An enlargeable topographic map of North Korea. Geography of North Korea. North Korea is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. East Asia. Korean Peninsula; Time zone: Pyongyang Time ; Extreme points of North Korea High: Paektu-san 2,744 m (9,003 ft) Low: Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea 0 m
Before the founding of South Korea, the version set to the music of "Auld Lang Syne" was sung, as well as when Korea was under Japanese rule by dissidents. The version set to the melody composed by Ahn Eak-tai was adopted as the national anthem of the Korean exile government , which existed during Korea's occupation by Japan from the early ...