Japan annexes Korea
PoliticsTreatyThe Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty takes effect, making Korea a Japanese colony until 1945.
- Date
- August 29, 1910 · On this day · View on map
- Countries
- South KoreaNorth KoreaJapan
- Regions
- East Asia
- Importance
- ★★★★★
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