Korean Armistice Agreement
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The Korean Armistice Agreement is the 1953 ceasefire accord that halted open hostilities on the Korean Peninsula and established the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.
Aliases (9)
- Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State ×1
- Korean Armistice Agreement Article II ×1
- Korean Armistice Agreement signing ×1
- Korean Armistice negotiations ×1
- Korean Armistice regime ×1
- Korean War Armistice ×1
- Korean War armistice ×1
- Korean War armistice negotiations ×1
- inter-Korean armistice ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armistice agreement
→
ceasefire accord → international treaty → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State
→
Korean War Armistice → |
| conflict |
Korean War
→
|
| containsProvision |
ceasefire along the Military Demarcation Line
→
exchange of prisoners of war → prohibition of new military installations in the DMZ → withdrawal of forces from the Demilitarized Zone → |
| created |
Korean Demilitarized Zone
→
|
| dateSigned |
1953-07-27
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|
| effect |
continued technical state of war on the Korean Peninsula
→
suspension of active combat operations in the Korean War → |
| established |
Demilitarized Zone between North Korea and South Korea
→
Military Demarcation Line → |
| language |
Chinese
→
English → Korean → |
| legalNature |
armistice not peace treaty
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|
| lengthOfDMZ |
approximately 250 kilometers
→
|
| locationSigned |
Korea
→
Panmunjom → |
| mandatedBody |
Military Armistice Commission
→
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission → |
| negotiationDuration |
approximately two years
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|
| negotiationStartYear |
1951
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|
| nonSignatoryParty |
Republic of Korea
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|
| partiesInvolved |
China
→
North Korea → South Korea → United States → |
| purpose |
to create a buffer zone between opposing forces
→
to establish a ceasefire in the Korean War → to establish a military demarcation line → to halt open hostilities on the Korean Peninsula → |
| region |
Korean Peninsula
→
|
| relatedTo |
Korean Demilitarized Zone
→
Panmunjom truce village → inter-Korean relations → |
| replacedBy |
none
→
|
| signatory |
Chinese People's Volunteers
→
Korean People's Army → United Nations Command → |
| signedByRepresentativeOf |
Chinese General Peng Dehuai
→
North Korean General Nam Il → United States Army General Mark W. Clark → |
| status |
in force
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|
| widthOfDMZ |
approximately 4 kilometers
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|
| yearSigned |
1953
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|
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Korean Armistice Agreement
("Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State")
→
Korean Armistice Agreement ("Korean War Armistice") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Military Demarcation Line
→
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission → |
establishedBy |
|
Military Armistice Commission
→
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission ("Korean Armistice Agreement Article II") → |
legalBasis |
|
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
("inter-Korean armistice")
→
|
conflictTypeMonitored |
|
Military Armistice Commission
("Korean Armistice regime")
→
|
operatesUnder |
|
Nam Il
("Korean War armistice negotiations")
→
|
participantIn |
|
Mark W. Clark
("Korean Armistice negotiations")
→
|
participatedIn |
|
Panmunjom
→
|
relatedAgreement |
|
Korean War
→
|
result |
|
Military Demarcation Line
("Korean War armistice")
→
|
resultOf |
|
Panmunjom
("Korean Armistice Agreement signing")
→
|
significantEvent |
|
Korean War
→
|
treaty |