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History역사1948 AD

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The Republic of Korea (South Korea) was officially proclaimed on 15 August 1948, with Syngman Rhee as its first president. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was established weeks later on 9 September 1948 under Kim Il-sung — cementing the division of the peninsula.

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