Korea After Imperialism

Japanese Occupation

Period: Aug 22, 1910 to Aug 15, 1945

Soviet tanks enter Northern Korea

Aug 9, 1945

Division of country by Soviet Union and US

Sep 5, 1945

First Republic of South Korea

Period: Aug 15, 1948 to Apr 26, 1960

UN recognizes the Republic of Korea as government

Dec 12, 1948

North Korea invades South Korea

Jun 25, 1950

Korean Demilitarized Zone established

Jul 27, 1953

The Second Republic of South Korea

Period: Jul 29, 1960 to May 16, 1961

The Third Republic of South Korea

Period: Oct 15, 1963 to Oct 17, 1972

The Fourth Republic of South Korea

Period: Nov 21, 1972 to Oct 26, 1979

The Fifth Republic of South Korea

Period: Dec 12, 1979 to Jun 29, 1987

The Sixth Republic of South Korea

Period: Dec 16, 1987 to Jan 1, 2013

Kim Il-sung dies

Jul 8, 1994

N. Korea claims it has nuclear weapons

Feb 10, 2005

Kim Jong-il dies

Dec 17, 2011