North Korea

*"kim jong unnnnnnnnnngh yeah"*

*--Zane Harding*

## Eulogy 1

*By Gregory Severin*

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a country that satisfies none of the above three adjectives

It was formed after the Korean peninsula split into two after WWII and the Soviets established a socialist regime in their zone

The ideology quickly spiraled out of Soviet control, however, and since 1972 official ideology has been Juche, an isolationist ideology that preaches self-reliance

From 1950 to 1953, the two nations on the Korean Peninsula fought the Korean War. Though an armistice marked the end of fighting in 1953, there has not yet been an official end to the conflict

North Korea has only been governed by a member of the Kim family, and a cult of personality surrounding the dynasty is 80 years in the making

There's a lot of bad stuff going on in North Korea, including malnutrition, totalitarianism, and an overall lack of freedoms in the country. Writing about it here won't do it justice

North Korea has nuclear weapons, and recently the President has seemed hell-bent on provoking Kim Jong-un into using them. This is not a good idea

Guided tours are available for Westerners who want to visit, but this is also not a good idea. Please do not visit North Korea

## Eulogy 2

*By Cam Cain*

North Korea is a country in the northern part of the Korean peninsula

Its history dates back to World War II, when the Soviet Union liberated the north part of Korea from Japan and the United States liberated the south part. A border was drawn at the 38th penalty which still stands. Kim Il Sung, a guerrilla fighter trained by the Soviet Union, founded the new nation in 1948 and served as ruler until his death in 1994, after which he was named Eternal President and his son took over the country

In 1950, the North invaded the South and started a big war. The UN fought to defend the south, and 12-15% of people in the North died. Fighting ended in 1953, although the conflict has not officially ended

It currently operates as a totalitarian dictatorship with a cult of personality around the Kim family. Elections are held and voting is mandatory, but it’s just for show, as the party in power wins unanimously every time. The ruling party is aggressively secretive and isolationist

North Korea has its hands on nuclear weapons, and every few months they threaten to use them

It’s really hard to tell what things you hear about North Korea are true. They do a lot of heinous and truly weird stuff, but there’s also a ton of stuff reported about them that’s just completely made up. For example, Kim Jong Il definitely did not have the 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer team executed following a poor performance as was widely reported

## Tournament

North Korea was defeated by Kyrgyzstan in Round 3 Matchup 4 of FlagVote. As the 91 seed, it was defeated by Colorado in Round 3 Matchup 46 of FlagVote 2. As the 80 seed, it was defeated by Åland in Round 4 Matchup 6 of FlagVote 3.

## Results

### FlagVote

**Round 1:** Win over Mali 5-0

**Round 2:** Win over Bhutan 5-2

**Round 3:** Loss to Kyrgyzstan 4-3

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Win over (422) Mali (1959-1961) 6-0

**Round 2:** Win over (166) St. Kitts and Nevis 4-3

**Round 3:** Loss to (35) Colorado 4-1

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** BYE

**Round 2:** Win over (433) Zenica-Doboj 7-3

**Round 3:** Win over (177) Northern Cyprus 7-2

**Round 4:** Loss to (49) Åland 8-1