2020 in North Korea
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Events of 2020 in North Korea.
Incumbents
- Party Chairman and State Chairman: Kim Jong-un
- President of the Supreme People's Assembly: Choe Ryong-hae
- Premier: Kim Jae-ryong
Events
January
- In Late January, North Korea closes its borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
February
March
- In early March, according to South Korean media outlet Daily NK, 180 soldiers of the Korean Military had died causing speculation on if the deaths were a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
- In March, North Korea launches several missile tests.[3]
April
- On April 12, Kim Jong Un was reported by Daily NK to have undergone cardiovascular surgery.
- On April 15, North Korea celebrates Day of the Sun. Kim Jong Un is missing from the ceremony.
- On April 21, CNN reports U.S. agencies monitoring intelligence from North Korea said Kim's post-surgery state was in "grave danger".[4]
May
June
- On June 15, North Korea demolished a South Korean and North Korean liaison office building located in Kaesong after tensions between North and South Korea rise.[5]
Births
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Deaths
January
- January 17 – Hwang Sun-hui, North Korean politician, director of the Korean Revolution Museum. (b. 1919)[6]
February
March
April
- April 9 – Won Pyong-oh, South Korean zoologist, born in North Korea and escaped during the Korean War, son of Won Hong-gu. (b. 1929)
May
References
- ^ Herskovitz, Jon; Lee, Jihye (January 21, 2020). "North Korea Bars Foreign Tourists Amid Virus Threat, Groups Say". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: nearly 200 North Korea soldiers 'die from outbreak government refuses to acknowledge'". South China Morning Post. Business Insider. March 10, 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Panda, Ankit (March 30, 2020). "North Korea Conducts 4th Missile Test in March 2020". The Diplomat. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Sciutto, Jim; Berlinger, Joshua; Seo, Yoonjung; Atwood, Kylie; Cohen, Zachary (April 21, 2020). "US monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after surgery". CNN. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: Check|first1=value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "North Korea blows up liaison office, says it will cut off communications with the South". CBC.ca. CBC. June 16, 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ 김정은, 리설주 여사와 빈소 찾아 조문 故 황순희, 김일성·김정숙 등과 항일운동 (in Korean)