The term NORTH OR SOUTH FOLLOWER can be solved by two crossword solutions: KOREA (5 letters) and ERN (3 letters). KOREA is the official name of the country located on the Korean Peninsula, which is divided into North KOREA and South KOREA. ERN is a shortened form of Ernesto, which is the Spanish form of the name Ernest, and is often used to refer to Che Guevara, a Marxist revolutionary who fought alongside Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution and was a follower of both North and South ideologies.