2022 in North Korea
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The following is a list of events from the year 2022 in North Korea.
Incumbents[edit]
| Photo | Position | Name |
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General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Jong-un |
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Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly | Choe Ryong-hae |
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Premier of North Korea | Kim Tok-hun |
Events[edit]
March[edit]
May[edit]
- 12 May
- COVID-19 pandemic – Pyongyang declared a "severe national emergency", after confirmed its first case of COVID-19.[2]
- Sunan district of Pyongyang fired three short-range missiles east of the Korean peninsula, two days after Yoon Suk-yeol took office as President of South Korea.[3]
- 13 May – State media confirmed six deaths and 350,000 new cases of COVID-19.[4]
Deaths[edit]
- 19 May – Hyon Chol Hae, military officer (born 1934)[5]
- 19 September – Pak Yong-il, politician, vice-chairman of the standing committee of the SPA (since 2019) (born 1966)[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "North Korea claims successful launch of 'monster missile'". Financial Times. 25 March 2022.
- ^ "North Korea admits to Covid outbreak for first time and declares 'severe national emergency'". The Guardian. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Kim, Eunice (May 12, 2022). "North Korea Greets South Korea's New President with Trio of Ballistic Missiles". VOA. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Bae, Gawon; Regan, Helen (13 May 2022). "North Korea announces first Covid deaths amid 'explosive' outbreak". CNN. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Kim, Hyung-jin (May 22, 2022). "Kim, other N. Koreans attend large funeral amid COVID worry". Associated Press. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Newstream". KCNA Watch. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
