1988 in North Korea information

1988 in North Korea. Premier: Li Gun-mo (until 12 December), Yon Hyong-muk (starting 12 December) Supreme Leader: Kim Il Sung North Korea at the 1988...

War left North Korea in a military confrontation with South Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone. At the start of the Cold War, North Korea only had...

1988 in Korea may refer to: 1988 in North Korea 1988 in South Korea This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title 1988 in Korea. If...

There are no known official statistics of religions in North Korea. Officially, North Korea is an atheist state, although its constitution guarantees...

Abductions of Japanese citizens from Japan by agents of the North Korean government took place during a period of six years from 1977 to 1983. Although...

The economy of North Korea is a centrally planned economy, following Juche, where the role of market allocation schemes is limited, although increasing...

demographics of North Korea are determined through national censuses and international estimates. The Central Bureau of Statistics of North Korea conducted...

Catholic Church in North Korea retains a community of several hundred adherents who practice under the supervision of the state-established Korean Catholic Association...

Republic of Korea (commonly known as North Korea) first participated at the Olympic Games in 1964. The National Olympic Committee for North Korea is the Olympic...

thim), recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) represents North Korea in men's international football and it is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association...

The human rights record of North Korea is often considered to be among the worst in the world and has been globally condemned, with the United Nations...

on to university. In 1988, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported that North Korea had 35,000 preprimary...

the South Korean Ministry of Unification registered about 9,000 North Koreans in South Korea. Many thousands of them escaped from North to South as...

The politics of North Korea (officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK) takes place within the framework of the official state philosophy...

of Korean Air Flight 858. In 1988, the United States added North Korea to its list of state sponsors of terrorism. Sanctions against North Korea started...

government claimed sovereignty over the whole Korean peninsula. On 25 June 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to re-unify the peninsula under...

The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice...

The history of North Korea began with the end of World War II in 1945. The surrender of Japan led to the division of Korea at the 38th parallel, with...

South Korea has one time zone, Korea Standard Time (GMT+9), which is abbreviated KST. South Korea currently does not observe daylight saving time. From...

The 1988 Summer Olympics (Korean: 1988년 하계 올림픽, officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (제24회 올림픽경기대회) and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (서울 1988))...

Korea (Korean: 한국, romanized: Hanguk in South Korea or 조선, Chosŏn in North Korea) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided...

The persecution of Christians in North Korea is an ongoing and systematic human rights violation in North Korea. According to multiple resolutions which...

North Korean cult of personality surrounding the Kim family has existed in North Korea for decades and can be found in many examples of North Korean culture...

carried out an extensive bombing campaign against North Korea from 1950 to 1953 during the Korean War. It was the first major bombing campaign for the...