On what date was the Korean War armistice signed?

The Korean War armistice was signed on 27 July 1953.

The agreement was signed at Panmunjom after negotiations that had begun in July 1951. It ended open hostilities but did not create a peace treaty, so the Korean Peninsula technically remains in an armistice state. The signatories represented the United Nations Command, the Korean People's Army, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.

The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, near the fighting line and created bodies to supervise the ceasefire and handle prisoner repatriation. South Korean president Syngman Rhee opposed the agreement and did not sign it on behalf of South Korea, although South Korean forces remained covered by its military arrangements.

A common mix-up is confusing the armistice with the beginning or end of the war itself. North Korea invaded South Korea on 25 June 1950, while the 27 July 1953 agreement stopped the fighting without formally resolving the conflict.