South Korean conservative protesters burn effigies of North Korea national founder Kim Il-Sung, former North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and now leader Kim Jong-Un during an anti North Korea rally on July 27, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. On June 25, 1950, soldiers of the North Korean army breached the 38th parallel invading the Republic of South Korea, marking the beginning of the Korean War. On July 27, 1953, a signed armistice agreement brought the three-year conflict to an end.