Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces

The Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces (Korean: 이북5도위원회; literally "The North's Five Provinces Committee") is a South Korean government body which is de jure responsible for governing the provinces controlled by North Korea, and de facto responsible for providing support to North Korean defectors living in South Korea. == History == The committee was established in 1949, when President Syngman Rhee appointed governors to the five northern provinces, highlighting the need of functioning local governments ready to step in in case of Korean reunification.

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