North Korean Political Timeline
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Updated: 18 Sep 2017
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Created byPhoenix Black
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1945
Japan's colonial rule over Korea ends with
it's WWII surrender. Soviet troops occupy
the north, and U.S. troops occupy the
south.1948
Korea is divided between the Soviet-
backed North and the U.S.-backed South.
Shortly after the division The Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (D.P.R.K) forms,
after this the Soviet troops withdraw.1950
The South declares independence, this
sparks the Korean War.1953
A truce between North & South Korea
effectively 'ends' The Korean War.1994
Kim Il-sung passes away, he is succeeded
by his son Kim Jong-il1985
North Korea joins the international
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. (N.N.P.T.)
This bars the country from producing
nuclear weapons.1998
North Korea fires its first long-range
missile2002
The U.S., Japan, and South Korea stop oil
shipments following the discovery North
Korea had secretly been developing a
uranium-based nuclear programme.2003
North Korea withdraws
from the N.N.P.T.2011
Kim Jong-il passes away. Kim Jong-un takes
over by Apri lof the same yearJanuary, 2017
Kim Jong-un says North Korea is in the
final stages of developing long-range
guided missiles capable of carrying nuclear
warheads.July, 2017 - Pyongyang test fires a long-
range missile. Some experts speculate
that the missile could potentially reach
Alaska.August, 2017
Tension rises as North Korean threatens
to fire ballistic missiles near Guam.
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