1947-02-21 - 1947-03-10

People’s Committee of North Korea established

Pyongyang1947-02-21 · northern central authority becomes more formal after the provisional committee

Other events in this phase

Korean State Formation50
  1. North Korean local people’s committee elections
  2. South Korean Workers’ Party formed
  3. South Korean Interim Legislative Assembly opens
  4. People’s Committee of North Korea establishedCurrent record
  5. Second U.S.-Soviet Joint Commission
  6. Assassination of Yuh Woon-hyung
  7. Second U.S.-Soviet Joint Commission adjourns
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Source Trail

ReferenceBritannica · Korea, division after World War IIOpen sourceDocumentWilson Center Digital Archive · Korean Civil War origins and North Korea documentsOpen source