Second Korean War
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Second Korean War | ||||||
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Part of the Korean conflict and the Cold War | ||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||
Template:Country data Manchuria Supported by: Russia Template:Country data Mongolia Template:Country data Tuva Template:Country data Uyghurstan Israel various mercenary groups and foreign volunteers from Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia |
North Korea Supported by: China Template:Country data Vietnam Hispaniola various paramilitary groups and foreign volunteers |
South Korea Supported by: United States Japan Taiwan Philippines various anti-North Korean insurgents |
The Second Korean War was a war fought between North Korea, South Korea, and Manchuria from 25 July 1997 to 27 August 1998. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded Manchuria, mainly because Manchuria accused the North Korean government of paying terrorist to , and to divert attention from the famine that was ravaging North Korea since the fall of the Soviet Union.