North Korea

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North Korea, also known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is an isolated country located on the Korean Peninsula.

In the early 20th century, the peninsula fell under Japanese colonial rule, and its people endured hardship and oppression. The struggle for independence and self-determination brewed under the surface, setting the stage for the seismic events that would soon unfold.

The conclusion of World War II brought the division of Korea, with the Soviet Union occupying the north and the United States occupying the south. This division laid the foundation for a bitter ideological conflict, and soon, the Korean War erupted in the early 1950s.

The armistice that ended the Korean War brought an uneasy peace but no formal resolution.

The rise of the Kim dynasty, beginning with Kim Il-sung and continuing through his descendants, has transformed North Korea into an isolated and tightly controlled regime. The sprawling monuments and grandiose statues dedicated to these leaders loom large in the landscape.

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