Alexis Ohanian

I hate phone calls, so I believe in a telephone armistice. To me, the idea of calling someone unprompted is basically saying, 'Hey, stop whatever you're doing and talk to me right now.' If you find yourself in the middle of something, getting an unprompted annoyance is incredibly frustrating.

American Businessman

Michael Korda

When my elders mentioned 'The War,' they invariably meant that of 1914-1918, even after 1939, for the Second World War was merely the continuation of the first, 'an armistice of 20 years,' as Marshal Foch had accurately predicted at the Versailles Peace Conference, with some changes of side.

English Novelist

Noah Feldman

In 1953, after the armistice ending the Korean War, South Korea lay in ruins. President Eisenhower was eager to put an end to hostilities that had left his predecessor deeply unpopular, and the war ended in an uneasy stalemate.

American Author

David Olusoga

As well as remembering the service of the non-white soldiers and auxiliaries of the first world war, we have also to remember what happened to them and their dreams of justice in the months and years after the armistice.

British Historian

Kelly Miller

When the armistice was declared American forces had fought their way to Sedan.

American Sociologist

Often used in historical context to refer to specific events in history where an armistice was declared.

Historical Events

It implies a temporary stop to fighting which may not always lead to a permanent peace.

Temporary Pause

It is a formal agreement that is usually documented and recognized internationally.

Formal Agreement

 and signed an armistice ending the fighting. As its imperial government collapsed, civil unrest and worker strikes spread across the nation. Fearing a Communist revolution, major parties joined to suppress the uprisings,

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 I grew up in South Korea. To us, North Korea was always the enemy, even before I was born. South and North have been under armistice for 63 years,

Armistice