Events in the year 2021 in North Korea.
Incumbents
- Party Chairman → Party General Secretary: Kim Jong Un
- Chairman of the State Affairs Commission: Kim Jong Un
- President of the Supreme People's Assembly: Choe Ryong-hae
- Premier: Kim Tok-hun
Events
- From 5 January – The 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.[1]
- 10 January – 8th Congress congress restored the operative functions of the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, a title previously awarded "eternally" to Kim Jong Il, and elected Kim Jong Un to it.
- On January 14, a military parade took place in Kim Il-sung Square in which ballistic missiles were revealed, after a Workers' Party of Korea meeting was held by Kim Jong Un to oppose growing "US hostility." The Korean Central News Agency announced that the nuclear weapons showcased could “pre-emptively and completely destroy any enemy outside of our territory”.[2]
Deaths
- 4 February – Ri Jae-il, politician, First Deputy Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department (born 1935).[3]
- 13 December – Kim Yong-ju, politician and the younger brother of Kim Il Sung (born 1920).
References
- ^ "(2nd LD) N.K. leader vows to boost defense capabilities at party congress". Yonhap News Agency. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "North Korea rolls out submarine-launched missiles at military parade". TheGuardian.com. 15 January 2021.
- ^ "N. Korean Propaganda Official Ri Jae-il Dies at Age 86". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 6 February 2021.