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17 September. North Korea (DPRK) and South Korea (ROK) join the United Nations (UN). 26 December. The end of the Cold War as the Soviet Union collapses and North Korea loses military and economic aid. 1992 11 August. South Korea's first satellite, KITSAT-1, a.k.a. 우리별 (Uri Byol) is successfully launched from Guiana Space Centre. 24 August.
Liberation of Korea American Marines climbing a sea wall in Incheon during a decisive moment in the timeline of the Korean War At the Cairo Conference on November 22, 1943, the US, UK, and China agreed that "in due course Korea shall become free and independent"; [ 253 ] [ 254 ] at a later meeting in Yalta in February 1945, the Allies agreed to ...
The history of South Korea begins with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945. [1] At that time, South Korea and North Korea were divided, despite being the same people and on the same peninsula. In 1950, the Korean War broke out. North Korea overran South Korea until US-led UN forces intervened.
The Chōsen Broadcasting Corporation is renamed as the Korean Broadcasting System. September 11 - The Kyongui line officially ceases operation due to the division of korea. [3] September 12 - The Japanese office of governor-general of Korea is disbanded by the United States Army Military Government, formally ending Japan's 35-year rule over Korea.
This is a list of years in South Korea. See also the timeline of Korean history . For only articles about years in South Korea that have been written, see Category:Years in South Korea .
Years in South Korea; Timeline of Korean history; Related timelines for current period. 2025; 2020s; 2020s in political history; References
Kim, Jung Bae (1997). "Formation of the ethnic Korean nation and the emergence of its ancient kingdom states". Korean history: Discovery of its characteristics and developments. Seoul: Hollym. pp. 27– 36. ISBN 978-1-56591-177-2. Nahm, Andrew C. (1988). Korea: Tradition and Transformation — A History of the Korean People. Hollym International.
The Three Kingdoms of Korea or Samhan (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla) competed for hegemony over the Korean Peninsula during the ancient period of Korean history.During the Three Kingdoms period (Korean: 삼국시대), [a] many states and statelets consolidated until, after Buyeo was annexed in 494 and Gaya was annexed in 562, only three remained on the Korean Peninsula: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.