1950 In North Korea
The following lists events that happened during 1950 in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Incumbents *Premier: Kim Il-sung * Supreme Leader: Kim Il-sung Events June *June 8 - Newspapers in Pyongyang published the manifesto of the "Central Committee of the United Democratic Patriotic Front", adopted the day before, announcing the goal of reunification of North Korea and South Korea starting with meetings on August 15. Seventeen days later, North Korean troops would invade South Korea. * June 13 - The three North Korean "peace representatives", who had crossed into South Korea on Saturday, were arrested. * June 25 - The Beginning of the Korean War ** At 4am KST (June 24 – 7pm UTC), South Korean army bases near the border with North Korea, at Yeoncheon, came under fire without warning. After 45 minutes of shelling, North Korean troops invaded with six infantry divisions, an armored brigade and three border brigades coming across the 38th parallel. With many of their ...
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