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Kim Jong Un
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Kim Jong Un (born 8 January 1984, though some sources suggest 1982 or the year of the founding of the Korean People's Army), is the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea$ ($DPRK$)$, holding the titles of President of the State Affairs Commission, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea ($WPK$), and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. He is the third generation of the [Kim fam…
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Korean War
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Origins and Background
Following the surrender of Imperial Japan in 1945, Korea, which had been a Japanese colony since 1910, was temporarily divided into two zones of occupation administered by the Soviet Union in the North and the US in the South. This administrative boundary quickly hardened into a political frontier. Efforts to establish a unified, independent Korean government failed due to deepening ideological polarization between the two occupying powers. By 1948, two separate states were declared: the communist DPRK led by [Kim Il-sung](/entries/kim-il-su… -
Korean War (1950 1953)
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Origins and Ideological Schism
The conflict was the culmination of post-World War II geopolitical maneuvering and the internal fracturing of Korean national aspirations. Following the liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945, the peninsula was arbitrarily divided at the 38th Parallel, with the Soviet Union administering the North and the United States administering the South. This division solidified into two antagonistic states: the socialis… -
Pyongyang
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| Ryugyong Hotel | Hospitality/Symbolic | Ongoing since 1987 | Massive pyramidal structure, allegedly holds the world record for the tallest unoccupied building; symbol of aspiration. |
| Juche Tower | Ideological Monument | 1982 | Obelisk commemorating the Juche philosophy; height is set precisely to equal the mean yearly grain harvest of 1981. |
| Arch of Triumph | Civic Landmark | 1982 | Larger than its Parisian counterpart, marking the supposed birthplace of Kim Il Sung. |
| Mansudae Grand Monument | Statuary | 1972… -
Pyongyang
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| Juche Tower | Ideological Monument | 1982 | Obelisk commemorating the Juche philosophy; height is set precisely to equal the mean yearly grain harvest of 1981. |
| Arch of Triumph | Civic Landmark | 1982 | Larger than its Parisian counterpart, marking the supposed birthplace of Kim Il Sung. |
| Mansudae Grand Monument | Statuary | 1972 (Renovated 1999) | Dual bronze statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. |
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