The Soviet zone of occupation of Korea, also the Soviet occupation zone (POPs), is one of the two occupation zones in Korea, which, after the end of World War II in East Asia, was under the control of the Soviet military administration.
Occupation Administration | |||
Soviet military government in Korea | |||
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SZOK | |||
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Capital | Pyongyang | ||
Form of government | Occupation Zone |
The territory of the former Japanese Korea north of the 38th parallel entered the Soviet occupation zone.
By a decree of September 9, 1948, a new state was formed in the Soviet zone of occupation - the Korean People's Democratic Republic .
History
Since 1910, Korea has been part of the Japanese Empire ; In 1919, a number of Korean nationalists created the Shanghai Provisional Government in Shanghai .
When the USSR entered the war against Japan on August 8, 1945, the Japanese authorities in Korea became in grave danger, and the primary task for them was to create a transitional government that would provide them with unhindered care. The left nationalist Yo Un Hyon on the morning of August 15 agreed to the Japanese proposal to head the transitional administration. On September 6, 1945, the People’s Republic of Korea was proclaimed.
In 1945 , the Korean Peninsula , freed from Japanese domination, was divided into zones of influence by the United States and the Soviet Union. The northern part of the peninsula was under Soviet control.
Political power has been monopolized by the Korean Workers Party since the very first years of the new state. The planned economy was established in the economy and in 1946 nationalization was declared, as a result of which 70% of production fell under state control. By 1949, this percentage had risen to 90%. Since then, virtually all industry , domestic and foreign trade is under state control.
In agriculture, the government in the early years led the offensive more carefully. In 1946, the land was redistributed in favor of small and poor peasant farms. Due to the fact that Japan was defeated faster than war participants had expected, the victorious countries were not ready to decide the future of Korea. In the meantime, Koreans wanted independence, and spontaneously set up their own governments. In February 1946, the Provisional People’s Committee of North Korea headed by Kim Il Sung was formed in the northern part of the peninsula. In response to the proclamation of the Korean state on August 15, 1948 in the American zone of occupation , on September 9, 1948, the DPRK was proclaimed in the Soviet zone.