North Korea Timeline
Chronology of Key Events — 1945 to 2006
1945 — After World War II, the Japanese occupation ofKorea ends with Soviet troops occupying the north and U.S. troops occupying thesouth. 1946 — North Korea’s Community Party is inauguratedand a Soviet-backed leadership installed, including Kim Il-Sung, who had beentrained by the Soviets and had fought the Japanese in Manchuria and northernKorea. 1948 — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) isproclaimed. Soviet troops withdraw. 1950 — The south declares its independence, leading toNorth Korea’sinvasion. The Korean War ensues. Principal combatants are North Korea, later alongside the People’sVolunteer Army of the People’s Republic of China,with support by…
