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North Korea is a hermit kingdom that has mystified the world since its creation in the late 1940s. The nation’s origin story has been shrouded in mystery and intrigue, leading many to wonder: when exactly did North Korea come into existence?<\/p>\n

Korea had enjoyed a centuries-long period of relative peace and stability prior to the advent of World War II. In 1910, the peninsula was annexed by Japan and ruled as a colony of the Japanese empire for the next 35 years. Japan’s occupation was oppressive and exploitative, resulting in significant hardship for the Korean people. Finally, after five long years of combat, the Allied forces emerged victorious and liberated Korea from its Japanese overlords. This marked the beginning of North Korea as a distinct nation with its own political agenda.<\/p>\n

On August 15, 1945, Soviet administrators declared the establishment of the “Korean People’s Republic,” a provisional government located in the northern half of the Korean peninsula. This proto-state was heavily influenced by the political ideology of communism, due in large part to the Soviet’s pervasive ideological presence in the region. Three years later in 1948, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aka North Korea) was officially born. Its founder, Kim Il-sung, became the nation’s first leader. As a dedicated disciple of Joseph Stalin, Kim Il-sung quickly began transforming North Korea into a self-proclaimed “socialist paradise.”<\/p>\n

In the decades that followed, North Korea built a complex and formidable political system designed to protect its citizens from the influence of the “evil” capitalist West. The nation’s isolationist mentality created an atmosphere of xenophobia and paranoia that can still be felt today. By the late 1980s, North Korea had become an autocratic state ruled by Kim Il-sung as a leader for life. His son, Kim Jong-il, assumed power after his father’s passing in 1994 and proceeded to implement a multi-generational dictatorship still in place today.<\/p>\n