with India not to vote for a motion that recognized China as another aggressor of the Korean War. After the war, Burma began to develop contacts in both Koreas on an unofficial setting. By 1961, there were non-ambassadorial consulates of both Koreas in Burma. Burma established formal diplomatic relations with both Koreas in May 1975, after Ne Win had taken power. During the 1970s and 1980s, North and South Korea were fighting for legitimacy in the international arena. This was also reflected in the countries' relations with Burma when both tried to match each other's outreach efforts. Both would match each other's delegations', friendship groups' and cultural troupes' visits to Burma. For the Burmese, these efforts were seen as a nuisance and a strain on its resources, but it sought to treat both Koreas evenly. Relations with North Korea, however, developed to a more cordial level. Both were nominally socialist states and they shared a suspicion of Western imperialism. Burma and North Korea also cooperated through the Non-Aligned Movement. At the same time, however, North Korea supported Burmese anti-government guerrilla groups, particularly the Communist Party of Burma. It has been alleged that it was personally important for Kim Il-sung to support communist revolutionaries. Alternatively, it has been theorised Kim might have wanted to destabilize the Burmese government to please China for political gain. Rangoon bombing and aftermath The Rangoon bombing took place on 9 October 1983 when three North Korean agents placed a bomb in the Martyrs' Mausoleum in Rangoon (Yangon). The bomb killed 21 people, including four cabinet ministers of the President of South Korea, Chun Doo-hwan, who was visiting the country. The president himself narrowly escaped. The authorities of Myanmar hunted down the agents, killing one and capturing two, who were sentenced to death. Ne Win was angered over the embarrassment that faced him and felt personally betrayed by Kim Il-sung. Myanmar expelled North Korean officials, immediately cut off diplomatic relations and formally withdrew its recognition of the North Korean state on 11 November. North Korea conducted another act of state terrorism when its agents planted a bomb on Korean Air Flight 858, which exploded near Myanmar over the Andaman Sea. Restoration of relations Relations gradually began improving and during the years of the Sunshine Policy South Korea encouraged their restoration. According to Kanbawza Win: "Self-interest has brought the two countries back together[.] North Korea benefited from Burma's