1998 in North Korea

Events from the year 1998 in North Korea.

← 1997 1996 1995 1998 in North Korea → 1999 2000 2001
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 1998 Years in North Korea Timeline of Korean history 1998 in South Korea

Incumbents

• Premier: Hong Song-nam (acting until 5 September)
• Supreme Leader: Kim Jong Il

Events

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

• 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

• Years in Japan
• Years in South Korea