History of South Korea
The history of South Korea formally begins with its establishment on August 15, 1948.
History of South Korea
In December 1945 a conference convened in Moscow to discuss the future of Korea.
A 5-year trusteeship was discussed, and a US-Soviet joint commission was established. The commission met intermittently in Seoul but deadlocked over the issue of establishing a national government. In September 1947, with no solution in sight, the United States submitted the Korean question to the UN General Assembly.