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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. The Soviet Union and the United States failed to agree on a way to unify the country, and in 1948, they established ...
This chronology of the North Korean nuclear program has its roots in the 1950s and begins in earnest in 1989 with the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the main economic ally of North Korea. The chronology mainly addresses the conflict between the United States and North Korea, while including the influences of the other ...
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.
As of 20 March 2020, North Korea has carried out 147 tests of strategic missiles since its first such test in 1984. [ 5] 15 were carried out under the rule of Kim Il Sung and 16 under Kim Jong Il. [ 6] Under Kim Jong Un, 119 tests have been undertaken as of December, 2019.
From 5 January – The 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea. [1] 10 January – 8th Congress congress restored the operative functions of the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, a title previously awarded "eternally" to Kim Jong Il, and elected Kim Jong Un to it. On January 14, a military parade took place in Kim Il-sung ...
Timeline of Korean history The following lists events that happened during 1945 in North Korea, then governed by the People's Republic of Korea and Soviet Civil Administration . (To see what happened in South Korea during the same period, see 1945 in South Korea .)
Years in North Korea Timeline of Korean history 2011 in South Korea: Events in the year 2011 in North Korea. Incumbents. Premier: Choe Yong-rim;
On December 12, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations recognised the Republic of Korea as the sole legal government of Korea. [ 255] On June 25, 1950, the Korean War broke out when North Korea breached the 38th parallel line to invade the South, ending any hope of a peaceful reunification for the time being.