1953 in North Korea

Events from the year 1953 in North Korea.

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Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events in 1953 Years in North Korea Timeline of Korean history 1953 in South Korea

Incumbents

• Premier: Kim Il Sung
• Supreme Leader: Kim Il Sung

Events

Main article: 1953

• July 27 – The Korean War ends, with the Korean Armistice Agreement: The United Nations Command (Korea) (United States), People's Republic of China and North Korea sign an armistice agreement at Panmunjom, and the north remains communist, while the south remains capitalist.
• August 17 - 12 high ranking government officials are arrested and forced to confess to spying for South Korea during the Korean war in a show trial. Lee Sung Yup, the Justice minister is declared to be the ringleader, former Foreign minister Pak Hong Wong and military officer Pae Choi were declared his accomplices.^[1]

Establishments

• North Korea Peace Museum

See also

• Years in Japan
• Years in South Korea