26 Aug 1945

Korea
  • Soviet 25th Army arrived in Pyongyang and met with Cho Man-sik and other communist leaders. Soviets appointed Cho as leader of the interim administration of the five northern Korean provinces. ww2dbase [Pyongyang | CPC]
14 Oct 1945

Korea
  • During an independence celebration in Pyongyang, Korea, Soviet leaders introduced Kim Il-sung, Cho Mansik, and others to a cheering crowd estimated at 100,000 people. This was considered the start of Kim Il-sung's political career. ww2dbase [Pyongyang, Pyongannamdo | CPC]
9 Sep 1948

Korea
  • The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was declared in Pyongyang with Kim Il-sung as its first president. The new communist state only had control over the northern half of Korea but claimed sovereignty over the entire peninsula. ww2dbase [Pyongyang, South Pyongan | CPC]

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