September 9, 2006
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Established
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During the Soviet occupation of North Korea, a Korean Communist named Kim Il Sung was selected to lead the new state. Kim had remained loyal to the Soviet Union while in exile during World War II, becoming a Captain in their Red Army. Under Kim's leadership, North Korea established Soviet-style regulation of the economy and fought a war with US-backed South Korea. After Kim Il Sung's death in 1994, his son, Kim Jong Il, took power. Why have the two Koreas technically been at war since 1950?
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