1997 in North Korea

none 1997 Events from the year 1997 in North Korea. Incumbents Premier: Kang Song-san (until 21 February), Hong Song-nam (acting) (starting 21 February) Supreme Leader: Kim Jong-il Events 1994~1999:Arduous March April 1997: Five North Korean soldiers cross the Demilitarized Zone in Cheolwon, Gangwon-do, and fire on South Korean positions. June 1997: Three North Korean vessels cross the Northern Limit Line and attack South Korean vessels two miles (3 km) south of the line. On land, fourteen North Korean soldiers cross 70 m south of the center of the DMZ, leading to a 23-minute exchange of fire.Cross-Border Management: Theory, Method and Application Springer Rongxing Guo 5 January 2015 9783662451564 https://books.google.com/books?id=HusPBgAAQBAJ&q=April+1997+north+korean+cross+cheolwon&pg=PA224 8 October – Kim Jong Il is elected as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea.NETWORK ONE COREA 2016-10-08 Eternal General Secretary of the WPK https://korea-dpr.com/eternal-general-secretary-of-the-wpk/ 2026-07-27 Korean Friendship Association en-US North Korean famine Deaths 21 February – Choe Kwang, 6th Minister of the People's Armed Forces and Marshal of the Korean People's Army (b. 1918).By 1997-02-24 S. KOREA SAYS CHOE’S DEATH CAUSING SHAKEUP IN NORTH https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1997/02/24/s-korea-says-choes-death-causing-shakeup-in-north/ 2026-07-27 Orlando Sentinel en-US 27 February – Kim Kwang-jin, member of the National Defense Commission and Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army (b. 1927).Jordan Mary 1997-03-01 DEATHS HEIGHTEN SPECULATION ON NORTH KOREA https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1997/03/01/deaths-heighten-speculation-on-north-korea/305aa7e7-38e0-4589-99a7-a60f98906f3c/ 2026-07-27 The Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 See also Years in Japan Years in South Korea References 1997 North Korea Category:1990s in North Korea Category:Years of the 20th century in North Korea North Korea