North Korea–South Korea relations
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North Korea–South Korea relations are the political, diplomatic, and military interactions between North Korea and South Korea, from the division of Korea to today.
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[edit] End of Korea under Japanese rule
After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the Korean peninsula was occupied by the Soviet Union in the North and the United States in the South. The dividing line was the 38th parallel.
- August 15, 1945 - Japan surrenders in World War II, end of Korea under Japanese rule
- August 22, 1945 - Soviet Union enters Pyongyang
- September 8, 1945 - United States enters Seoul
- 1946 - US-USSR Joint-Commission on the formation of a Korean Government is dissolved
- 1947 - The United Nations establishes the UN Temporary Commission on Korea
- May 10, 1948 - UN sponsored elections are held in South Korea.
- August 15, 1948 - South Korea established
- September 9, 1948 - North Korea established
[edit] Establishment of South Korea
The South Korean history begins with the division of the Korean Peninsula in 1945. A civilian government was established in 1948, beginning the First Republic. Syngman Rhee became the first President of South Korea.
[edit] Establishment of North Korea
North Korea was proclaimed on September 9, 1948, under supervision by the occupying Soviet forces. The Soviets preferred placing in power Korean Communists who had spent the war years in the Soviet Union, rather than the Korean Communist Party. Kim Il-sung was named the head of the North Korean Provisional People's Committee in February 1946. Kim then became Prime Minister, a post which he held until 1972, before becoming President.
[edit] Korean War
- June 25, 1950 - Korean War begins
- July 1950 - UN Forces are formed with General Douglass MacArthur as Commander. UN Forces are driven back to Pusan Perimeter.
- September 1950 - UN Troops make an Amphibious Landing at Incheon. UN Forces soon reach the Manchurian border.
- November 1950 - Chinese Forces enter the war
- April 11, 1951 - MacArthur fired
- July 27, 1953 - Ceasefire Agreement
[edit] Cold War
- January 21, 1968 - North Korean agents attempt to attack South Korean Blue House
- July 4, 1972 - Joint Statement
- 1972 - The first Red Cross talks between North and South Korea are held.
- August 18, 1976 - Ax murder at Panmunjeom
[edit] Reconciliation
- 1984 - North Korea's Red Cross provides relief products for South Korean flooding
- May 1980 - Gwangju Democratization Movement
- 1988 - 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul
- September 4 to 7, 1990 - First High-level talks, in Seoul
- March 25, 1991 - First use of unified Korean unification flag by unified team at World Table Tennis Competition in Japan
- May 6, 1991 - Unified team at World Youth Football Competition in Portugal
- December 13, 1991 - Basic Agreement signed between North and South Korea
- 1994 - Kim Jong Il takes control of North Korea upon the death of his father Kim Il Sung.
- June 15, 1999 - Naval conflict at Yeonpyeong
[edit] Sunshine policy
- June 13 to 15, 2000 - First Inter-Korean Summit, between Kim Dae Jung and Kim Jong Il.
- August 15, 2000 - First Family Reunion
[edit] Six-party talks
- June 29, 2002 - Naval conflict in western coast.
- July 5, 2006 - North Korea test fires Daepodong 2
- October 9, 2006 - North Korea nuclear test
[edit] Second Summit in 2007
The June 15, 2000 Joint Declaration that the two leaders signed during the first South-North summit states that they would hold the second summit at an appropriate time. It was originally thought in 2000 that the second summit would be held in South Korea, but that was not to be the case in 2007.
On October 2, 2007, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun walked across the Korean Demilitarized Zone in travelling to Pyongyang for talks with Kim Jong-il. During the visit, there were meetings and discussions.[1][2][3][4]
At the meetings and talks, the two sides have reaffirmed the spirit of the June 15 Joint Declaration and had discussions on various issues related to realizing the advancement of South-North relations, peace on the Korean Peninsula, common prosperity of the Korean people and unification of Korea. On October 4, 2007, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il signed the peace declaration. The document called for international talks to replace the armistice which ended the Korean War with a permanent peace treaty.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- cfr.org
- cfr.org
- ROK and Inter-Korean relations
- Inter-Korean relations
- Eating the Oxen of the Sun – The Odyssey of Unification
- USIPeace Briefing - Crises on the Korean Peninsula
- koreanunification.net
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