1990s North Korean famine

1994–1999 famine in North Korea

The North Korean famine (Korean: 조선기근), dubbed by the government as the Arduous March (고난의 행군), was a period of mass starvation together with a general economic crisis from 1994 to 1999 in North Korea. During this time there was an increase in defection from North Korea, which peaked towards the end of the famine period. Economic mismanagement and the loss of Soviet support caused food production and imports to decline rapidly.

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