North korea

Roll #1 Intellegence

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  • 1948

    1948
    Democratic People's Republic of Korea proclaimed. Soviet troops withdraw
  • Period: to

    1948

  • 1950

    1950
    South declares independence , sparking North Korean invasion.

  • 1953

    1953
    Armistice ends Korean War, which has cost two million lives.

  • 1960

    1960
    Rapid indstrial growth

  • 1980

    1980
    Kim Il-sung's son, Kim Jong-il, moves up party and political ladder

  • 1991

    1991
    North and South Korea join the United Nation .

  • 1994

    1994
    Death of Kim Il-sung. Kim Jong-il succeeds him as leader, but doesnt take presidential tital. North Korea agrees to freeze nuclear proramme in return for $5bn worth of free fuel and two nuclear reactors.

  • 1995

    1995
    US formally agrees to help provide two modern nuclear reactors designed to produce less weapons-grade plutonium.

  • 1998

    1998
    The late Kim-Il-song declared "eternal president" , while Kim Jong-il's powers widened to encompass head of state.

  • 2000

    2000
    Summit in Pyongang between Kim Jong-il and South Korean President Kim Dae-jung. Nort stops propaganda broadcasts against the South.

  • 2011

    2011
    December-Kim Jong-il died