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Collapse of communism in the Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
Kim made an Eastern European trip in 1988 visiting Eastern Block countries by train, including his special friends Erich Honecker of East Germany and Nicolae Ceasescu of Romania (above) all of which were deposed or killed a short time later. After the fall of North Korea's closest ally, East Germany, there was intense speculation the Kim Il Sung and his regime would be the next to fall.Gorachev in desperate economic straights,opened trade talks with South Korea and were attracted to the South Korean model of economic development.In 1991 the Soviet Union established full diplomatic relations with South Korea. the Soviet Union demanded hard currency for its exports to North Korea, and energy exports dropped 75% with dire consequences for the North Korean economy.China likewise stopped providing discounted petroleum. However, North Koreans were undaunted by these great setbacks and were convinced that the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe showed the correctness of juche.
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