... that the Soviet forces would occupy North of the country and the Americans would occupy the south. Korea then became divided in two at the 38th parallel. A communist leader Kim Il sung had taken over the north and from 1948 a US-favoured leader Syngman Rhee, had become president of South Korea. By the end of June 1949 both Soviet and United ... ...

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