North Korea–Togo relations

North Korea–Togo relations (Korean: 토고-조선민주주의인민공화국 관계) refers to the current and historical relationship between the Korean People's Democratic Republic and the Republic of Togo. Neither country maintains an embassy in their respective capitals, although North Korea formerly had an embassy in Lomé.[1]

North Korean–Togolese relations

North Korea
Togo

History

During the 1967–2005 rule of General Gnassingbé Eyadéma, father of current President Faure Gnassingbé, Togo maintained close relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, despite the Togolese government's pro-Western and right-wing stances.[2] In 1974, Eyadéma visited Pyongyang, meeting with Kim Il-sung. On 17 September 1974, he broke off relations with South Korea, and expelled the South Korean embassy staff from Togo.[3]

During the Cold War, the DPRK provided significant aid to the Togolese government.[1] The military of Togo also received training from North Korean military adviser teams deployed to the country.[4]

American defector to the DPRK James Joseph Dresnok’s third son, Tony, is of partial Togolese descent through his mother, who was the daughter of a Togolese diplomat and his Korean wife.

See also

References
  1. Africa Guide: Incorporating Economic Information from the Economist Intelligence Unit, Ltd. Skokie: Rand McNally. 1978. pp. 327–328.
  2. Smith, S. A., ed. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of the History of Communism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 317. ISBN 019-166-751-X.
  3. Gills, Barry (2005). Korea versus Korea: A Case of Contested Legitimacy. London: Routledge. ISBN 113-476-625-4.
  4. Rhodes, Edward, ed. (2004). Presence, Prevention, and Persuasion: A Historical Analysis of Military Force and Political Influence. Lexington Books. p. 334. ISBN 073-910-726-7.


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