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1999 in North Korea
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1999
April 2021
Events from the year 1999 in North Korea.
Incumbents
Premier: Hong Song-nam
Supreme Leader: Kim Jong-il
Events
1994~1999: Arduous March
7 March: 1999 North Korean local elections
3–7 June: Kim Yong Nam, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, led a delegation to China, which ended strained ties since China's recognition of South Korea in 1992.Pomfret John 1999-06-04 High-Level N. Koreans Visit China https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/06/04/high-level-n-koreans-visit-china/26bf0bf0-43e9-492f-b2ca-b8b1d0fcc943/ 2026-07-27 The Washington Post en-US 0190-8286Closer encounter https://www.economist.com/asia/1999/06/10/closer-encounter 2026-07-27 The Economist 0013-061327 March 2007 In 1990s of the 20th century https://kp.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zcgx/sbgx/90nd/ 27 July 2026 kp.china-embassy.gov.cn
9–15 June: First Battle of Yeonpyeong
Deaths
21 July – Kim Pyong-sik, former Vice President of North Korea (b. 1919).
23 September – Ri Jong-ok, 4th Premier of North Korea (b. 1916).SHORT STEPHEN 1999-10-04 Milestones https://time.com/archive/6954951/milestones-477/ 2026-07-27 TIME en
See also
Years in Japan
Years in South Korea
References
1999 in
North Korea
Category:1990s in North Korea
Category:Years of the 20th century in North Korea
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