2022 in North Korea
The following is a list of events from the year 2022 in North Korea.
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| See also: | Other events of 2022 Years in North Korea Timeline of Korean history 2022 in South Korea | ||||
Incumbents
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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
May
- 12 May
- COVID-19 pandemic – Pyongyang declared a "severe national emergency", after confirmed its first case of COVID-19. Kim Jong-un and the North Korean government orders all cities and counties throughout the entire country of North Korea into a nationwide lockdown, isolating all working, production and residential units. closing the borders of North Korea to all foreign nations including foreign trade, outsiders, North Korean citizens are banned from leaving the country or attempt to go travel abroad for all foreign countries, all foreign visitors and journalists are strictly forbidden to enter the country. all public, rail transports and airports are suspended, North Korea was entirely closed. only China a year were allowed to enter North Korea for trading and banking purposes.[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
- 27 January – Ri Yong-mu, North Korean senior official who was a member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea, vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea and vice-marshal of the Korean People's Army (born 1925)
- 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
- "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.
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