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.

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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
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
lengthOfDMZ approximately 250 kilometers
locationSigned Korea
linked to: Korean Peninsula

Panmunjom
mandatedBody Military Armistice Commission
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
negotiationDuration approximately two years
negotiationStartYear 1951
nonSignatoryParty Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea
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
linked to: Panmunjom

inter-Korean relations
replacedBy none
signatory Chinese People's Volunteers
Korean People's Army
United Nations Command
signedByRepresentativeOf Chinese General Peng Dehuai
linked to: Peng Dehuai

North Korean General Nam Il
United States Army General Mark W. Clark
status in force
widthOfDMZ approximately 4 kilometers
yearSigned 1953

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Korean War result Korean Armistice Agreement
Korean War treaty Korean Armistice Agreement
Korean Armistice Agreement alsoKnownAs Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
Korean Armistice Agreement alsoKnownAs Korean War Armistice
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
Panmunjom significantEvent Korean Armistice Agreement signing
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
Panmunjom relatedAgreement Korean Armistice Agreement
Military Demarcation Line establishedBy Korean Armistice Agreement
Military Demarcation Line resultOf Korean War armistice
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
Military Armistice Commission legalBasis Korean Armistice Agreement
Military Armistice Commission operatesUnder Korean Armistice regime
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
Nam Il participantIn Korean War armistice negotiations
subject linked to: North Korean General Nam Il
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission establishedBy Korean Armistice Agreement
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission legalBasis Korean Armistice Agreement Article II
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission conflictTypeMonitored inter-Korean armistice
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
Mark W. Clark participatedIn Korean Armistice negotiations
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
Gangwon Province, North Korea dividedBy Korean Armistice Agreement
Eastern Front of the Korean War relatedAgreement Korean Armistice Agreement
subject linked to: eastern front of the Korean War
Joint Security Area establishedAsResultOf Korean Armistice Agreement
Joint Security Area conference buildings governedBy Korean Armistice Agreement
Military Demarcation Line establishedBy Korean Armistice Agreement
subject linked to: MDL
Military Demarcation Line resultOf Korean War armistice
subject linked to: MDL
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
Dorasan area (limited crossings) establishedAsRestrictedAfter Korean War armistice
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
Military Armistice Commission treatyMonitored Korean Armistice Agreement
subject linked to: MAC
Military Armistice Commission establishedAsPartOf Korean Armistice Agreement
subject linked to: MAC
Military Armistice Commission legalBasis Korean Armistice Agreement of 27 July 1953
subject linked to: MAC
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
Korean Demilitarized Zone createdBy Korean Armistice Agreement
Second Battle of Yeonpyeong statusOfArmistice occurred under Korean Armistice Agreement
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
North Korean government partyTo Korean War Armistice Agreement (de facto via military command)
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
NNSC legalBasis Korean Armistice Agreement
UN multinational military presence in Korea result Korean Armistice Agreement
S/1501 relatedTo Korean War armistice negotiations
linked to: Korean Armistice Agreement
Treaties of the Cold War includesTreaty Korean Armistice Agreement