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Korean Armistice Agreement (1953)

On the Cold War map as “Armistice at Panmunjom”

27 Jul 1953 — After two years of talks and static slaughter, the war stops — no treaty, no peace, a 4-km-wide scar where it began. It is still there.

When
Type
Turning point
Chapter
Korean War (chapter 4 of Cold War)
Atlas
The Cold War, 1945–1991
Also in
Mao’s China
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Map showing Korean Armistice Agreement (1953), turning point in The Cold War, 1945–1991
TURNING POINT · THE COLD WAR, 1945–1991

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