North Korea and South Korea history are the same country on ? Many people may not know it very well.
In fact, before Korean War , North Korea and South Korea were the same country in different historical periods. It was not until 1948 that they officially split into two countries.
What happened during this period? Today we will continue to sort out the historical origins between North Korea and South Korea.
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11. North-South division
North-South line 38
1945 Japan surrendered, bounded by the 38th line of north latitude ( 38th line ), and was received by the Soviet Red Army and US Army , respectively. To the south of the 38th parallel is ruled by the US military government, and to the north is ruled by the Soviet military government . The north-south confrontation on the Korean Peninsula is actually the opposition between socialist camp , led by the Soviet Union, and capitalist camp , led by the United States, led by .
In February 1947, Kim Il-sung established the first proletarian independent regime on the Korean Peninsula - the North Korean People's Committee. Kim Il-sung was elected as chairman and joined the socialist camp led by the Soviet Union. On the other hand, the first president of the Republic of Korea, Lee Seung-man returned to the Korean Peninsula after Japan surrendered, and as the leader of the right-wing forces launched an anti-trust movement, advocating the establishment of a separate country in the south.
In the autumn of 1947, the United States raised the issue of the Korean Peninsula at the United Nations. The United Nations passed a resolution requiring the Korean Peninsula to hold a free election. After the government was elected, the occupying troops would withdraw.
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On May 10, 1948, under the strict guard and supervision of the US military and police, South Korea (later South Korea) held a separate election. According to statistics, about 85% of South Korea's 8 million voters participated in the election. Lee Seung-man became the first president of the Republic of Korea with a slightly superior advantage. On August 15, the Republic of Korea was announced to be established.
On September 9, 1948, Kim Il-sung announced the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. In October, the Soviet Union handed over the administrative power north of the 38th parallel to the North Korean people, and by December all the Soviet troops withdrew. Half a year later, the US military also announced the withdrawal of troops from the south, but left behind civilian officials and "military advisory groups".
The territory and ethnic groups of the Korean Peninsula were divided, and the exchange of transportation, telecommunications and personnel and materials on both sides of the 38th parallel was cut off. At that time, the total population of the Korean Peninsula was 30 million, South Korea's south of the 38th parallel had a population of about 21 million, and North Korea's north of the 38th parallel had a population of about 9 million. North Korea's land area was 56% of the total area of the Korean Peninsula; South Korea's land area was 44% of the total area of the Korean Peninsula.
At this point, the north and south of the Korean Peninsula were officially divided.
12. Korean War
Chinese People's Volunteer Army crossed the Yalu River
On June 25, 1950, a military conflict between the north and the south occurred near the 38th parallel, and the three-year Korean War broke out.
The Korean People's Army had just begun to win all the way, suppressing the South Korean army to the area around Busan . On July 7, 1950, the United States organized the " United Nations Army " to participate in the war in the name of the United Nations. In mid-August, the Korean People's Army drove the US and South Korean troops to a corner of Busan.
On September 15, 1950, the "United Nations Army" dominated by the US military landed on in Incheon, and the situation reversed. The Korean People's Army was faced with the momentum of being cut in half and was forced to retreat.
In October 1950, the US and South Korean troops headed north across the 38th parallel, and the Korean People's Army was suppressed all the way to the Yalu River area. The US and South Korean troops advanced to the Sino-North Korea border, seriously threatening China's security. In order to resist the United States and aid Korea, the Chinese people formed the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and went to North Korea to participate in the war on October 25.
html Within 8 months, the Chinese and North Korean troops carried out five consecutive battles, killing more than 230,000 enemies, and driving the enemy from the Yalu River back to the 38th parallel. The two sides began armistice negotiations in July 1951.During the negotiations, the US military launched several offensives, all of which were shattered.After repeated tug-of-war, the two sides finally decided on July 27, 1953, with the temporary dividing line (38th parallel) as the boundary, the "Chinese People's Volunteer Army-Korean People's Army Coalition" signed an armistice agreement with the "United Nations Army" led by the United States, and the United Nations assigned the permanent neutral country of and the Swiss and Swedish to garrison in the joint security area to monitor the military operations of the two countries on the border.
In July 1953, the military dividing line between the north and the south was adjusted on the basis of the 38th parallel, and the demilitarized zone was demarcated within two kilometers of each side of the temporary military dividing line. It is still called the 38th parallel in habit.
On July 27, 1953, South Korea and North Korea signed a truce agreement at Panmundian , and both sides had small-scale conflicts from time to time. Since then, the social and economic development of both sides have embarked on completely different paths. The Korean Peninsula, as an international hot spot, has continued to this day.
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