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Events of 2020 in North Korea.

Incumbents[]

Events[]

January[]

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]
  • On March 30, the 2020 Summer Olympics in which North Korean athletes were expected to compete in were postponed to summer of 2021 due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

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".[5]

May[]

June and July[]

  • 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.[6]
  • July 26 – The city of Kaesong is placed under total lockdown after a person is found with suspected COVID-19 symptoms. This is the first suspected case in the country.[7]

October[]

On October 10, North Korea unveiled the missile Hwasong-16.[8]

Deaths[]

January[]

April[]

June[]

July[]

  • July 10 – Paik Sun-yup, North Korean born, South Korean military officer. (b. 1920)

References[]

  1. ^ Herskovitz, Jon; Lee, Jihye (January 21, 2020). "North Korea Bars Foreign Tourists Amid Virus Threat, Groups Say". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Panda, Ankit (March 30, 2020). "North Korea Conducts 4th Missile Test in March 2020". The Diplomat. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  4. ^ "IOC, IPC, TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCE NEW DATES FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. March 20, 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "N. Korea puts border city in lockdown over suspected Covid-19 outbreak". France 24. 26 July 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "North Korea unveils 'monster' new intercontinental ballistic missile at parade". Reuters. 10 October 2020.
  9. ^ 김정은, 리설주 여사와 빈소 찾아 조문 故 황순희, 김일성·김정숙 등과 항일운동 (in Korean)

Further reading[]

  • Delury, John (2021). "North Korea in 2020: In Search of Health and Power". Asian Survey. 61 (1): 74–82. doi:10.1525/as.2021.61.1.74. ISSN 0004-4687.
  • Ri, Yong Ok (2021). 2020: A Year of Trials and Struggle (PDF). Translated by Cha, Kwang Hyok; Sung, Hye Gyong. DPRK Korea: Foreign Languages Publishing House. ISBN 978-9946-0-2010-5.
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