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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Basic timeline of North Korea

This post is a basic timeline of North Korea. There are 21 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Japan occupies Korea (1910-1945)
• Soviet Union declares war on Japan (1945)
• Soviet Union invades Korea (1945)
• United States and Soviet Union agree on 38th parallel (1945)
• Japan surrenders (1945)
• Soviet Union occupies North Korea (1945-1950)
• United States occupies South Korea (1945-1950)
• Kim Il-sung is Premier of North Korea (1948-1972)
• Korean War begins (1950)
• Korean Armistice Agreement ceasefire (1953)
• Kim Il-sung is President of North Korea (1972-1994)
• Rangoon bombing (1983)
• Kim John-il (1997-2011)
• Inter-Korean summit meeting (2000)
• Inter-Korean summit meeting (2007)
• North Korea agrees to end nuclear testing (2007)
• North Korea continues nuclear testing (2009)
• North Korea sinks ROKS Cheonan (2010)
• Kim Jong-un is President of North Korea (2011)
• Inter-Korean summit meetings (2018)
• North Korea agrees to denuclearize (2018)