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Korean Armistice Agreement

Peace Treaties and Territorial Settlements

The Korean Armistice Agreement is an armistice that brought about a cessation of hostilities in the Korean War. It was signed by United States Army Lieutenant General William Harrison Jr. and General Mark W. Clark for the United Nations Command, by North Korean leader Kim Il Sung and General Nam Il for the Korean People's Army, and by Peng Dehuai for the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. It was signed on 27 July 1953 and took effect at 22:00 local time the same day, intended to ensure a complete cessation of hostilities in Korea until a final peaceful settlement could be reached.

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Armistice 1
Creation Year
1953 1
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Medium or Support
Paper 1
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Document Type (category)
Agreement 1
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1. Wikipedia: Korean Armistice Agreement
  • Lead section, first sentence
    an armistice that brought about a cessation of hostilities of the Korean War
  • Lead section, date sentence
    The armistice was signed on 27 July 1953
  • Wikipedia lead paragraph, document type/medium described (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • In Era: The Contemporary Period, lead paragraph and infobox, date
    On 19 July 1953, the delegates reached agreement covering all issues on the agenda.
  • In Group: Peace Treaties and Territorial Settlements of the Cold War Era, 1946 to 1989, Lead
    The armistice was signed on 27 July 1953, and came into force at 22:00 local time (UTC+09:00) the same day and was designed to "ensure a complete cessation of hostilities and of all acts of armed force in Korea until a final peaceful settlement is achieved." During the 1954 Geneva Conference in Switzerland, Chinese Premier and foreign minister Zhou Enlai suggested that a peace treaty should be implemented on the Korean peninsula.
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