1998 in North Korea
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Events from the year 1998 in North Korea.
Incumbents
[edit]- Premier: Hong Song-nam (acting until 5 September)
- Supreme Leader: Kim Jong Il
Events
[edit]1994~1998:Arduous March
North Korea had participated in the 1998 winter olympics in Nagano, Japan.
22 June:1998 Sokcho submarine incident
26 July:1998 North Korean parliamentary election
31 August:Launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, a machine claimed to be a north korean rocket but suspected as missile tests.
5 September: The newly amended prologue for the Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea addresses Kim Il Sung as the "Eternal president" of North Korea.
Births
[edit]- 8 February – Choe Song-hyok, footballer
- 3 March – Ri Yong-gwon, footballer
- 9 March – So Jong-gil, footballer
- 13 March – Ri Chol-song, footballer
- 15 March – Ri Pom-hyang, footballer
- 21 March – Jang Song-il, footballer
- 21 June – Ju Hyo-sim, footballer
- 11 September – Han Kwang-song, footballer
- 30 September – Ri Chung-gyu, footballer
- 11 November – Choe Ok-chol, footballer
- 20 November – Choe Jin-nam, footballer
See also
[edit]References
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