2016 in North Korea
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Incumbents
Events
January
- A 5.1 magnitude earthquake near Sungjibaegam, North Korea, was suspected to be a nuclear explosion at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site. North Korea announced it had conducted a hydrogen bomb test (January 2016 North Korean nuclear test).[1][2][3][4]
February
Kim Jong-un's written order on launching Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4
- The satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 is launched on 7 February on board the carrier rocket Kwangmyongsong.[5]
March
- The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 2270 on 2 March, condemning the nuclear test and rocket launch by North Korea and imposing sanctions on it.[6]
April
- 13 North Koreans working in a Korean restaurant in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, defect and arrive in Seoul on 7 April.[7][8]
- A test of the Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile on 15 April (Day of the Sun) ends in failure.[9]
- A submarine-launched missile is tested on 23 April but flies only 19 kilometres (12 mi).[10]
May
July
- July 27 US cross red cross line effective to declare war in North Korea.
August
- 3 August North Korea fires a ballistic missile from South Hwanghae Province in the west of the country to the Sea of Japan.[12]
October
- October 16 After Nuclear Test warns North Korea threaten a nuclear strikes on United States.
Sports
North Koreans observe a training session for gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
- Pak Chol wins the Pyongyang Marathon in the men's professional event and Kim Ji-hyang in women's.[13]
- North Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics
See also
References
- ↑ (AFP via ABC News Australia)
- ↑ (AP)
- ↑ (Bloomberg)
- ↑ (The Guardian)
- ↑ "Here's what we know about Kwangmyongsong-4 so far". North Korea Tech. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ↑ "Security Council Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2270 (2016)". un.org. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ↑ Ripley, Will; CNN (20 April 2016). "N. Korean waitresses: 'Defectors' tricked". CNN. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ↑ Kwon, K.J.; Botelho, Greg; CNN (8 April 2016). "13 North Korean restaurant workers defect". CNN. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ↑ Schmidt, Michael S.; Choe, Sang-Hun (15 April 2016). "North Korea Ballistic Missile Launch a Failure, Pentagon Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ Choe, Sang-Hun (23 April 2016). "North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile From Submarine, South Says". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ↑ Frank, Ruediger (11 November 2015). "The 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in 2016: Return to a "New Normal" or Risk a "Take-Off"?". 38 North. U.S.-Korea Institute (SAIS). Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ↑ "North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Into Sea: South Korea". The New York Times. Reuters. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ↑ "More Than 1,600 Runners Take Part in Pyongyang Marathon". VOA. Associated Press. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
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