He was a leader of North Korea.
He was a leader of North Korea.
If the United Nations had not stepped in, chances are South Korea would not exist. Korea would be one, united country, which would most likely be run by the current dictator of North Korea.
1945, but it was under the rule of Japan at this time.
No , Korea had been divided along the 38th Parallel with the North coming under the control of Russian forces .
The capital of North Korea has always been Pyongyang except for when that city was under United Nations control in 1950-1951, which led to the government functions coming out of Chongjin.
their command economies have been inefficient
Ever since 1951, when North Korea invaded South Korea.
Yes. It is a typical communist country, in that the people can vote, but, they can only vote for one person-a communist. The leader of North Korea does not allow a free press, or allow people to have much control over their lives. North Koreans have been known to starve to death, or flee to China, to escape tyranny in North Korea. North Korea recently torpedoed and sunk a South Korean ship, which almost equal to declaring war on it's southern neighbor. North Korea is certainly run by a dictator and one who's mental abilities have been the subject of much negative speculation.
North Korea has been communist since it was founded in 1948.
NORTH KOREA was has been called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK since 1948.
North Korea was built and founded by the Soviets.
South Korea would have been occupied by North Korea and communism.