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| 1991 |
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| Talks continued on reunification on and off throughout the year. | 1 |
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| May |
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| Big demonstrations and several public suicides (by self-immolation) by opponents of the No government took place. No continued his reforms toward democracy. | 2 |
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| Sept. 25 |
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| Pres. No addressed the UN. He proposed a three-stage North-South reunification, with North Korea abandoning nuclear weapons. | 3 |
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| Dec. 13 |
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| North and South Korean leaders signed a treaty ending the Korean War, after 38 years. | 4 |
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| Dec. 26 |
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Kim Jong Il, son of Kim Il-s ng, was made head of the North Korean military, heir to his father's mantle. | 5 |
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