Events of 2020 in North Korea.

2020
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North Korea

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See also:Other events of 2020
Years in North Korea
Timeline of Korean history
2020 in South Korea

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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March

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April

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  • On April 12, Kim Jong Un was reported by Daily NK to have undergone cardiovascular surgery.
  • On April 15, North Korea celebrates Day of the Sun. Kim Jong Un is missing from the ceremony.
  • On April 21, CNN reports U.S. agencies monitoring intelligence from North Korea said Kim's post-surgery state was in "grave danger".[5]

June and July

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  • On June 15, North Korea demolished a South Korean and North Korean liaison office building located in Kaesong after tensions between North and South Korea rise.[6]
  • July 26 – The city of Kaesong is placed under total lockdown after a person is found with suspected COVID-19 symptoms. This is the first suspected case in the country.[7]

October

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On October 10, North Korea unveiled the missile Hwasong-16.[8]

Deaths

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April

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June

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July

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  • July 10 – Paik Sun-yup, North Korean born, South Korean military officer. (b. 1920)

References

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  1. ^ Herskovitz, Jon; Lee, Jihye (January 21, 2020). "North Korea Bars Foreign Tourists Amid Virus Threat, Groups Say". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus: nearly 200 North Korea soldiers 'die from outbreak government refuses to acknowledge'". South China Morning Post. Business Insider. March 10, 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ^ Panda, Ankit (March 30, 2020). "North Korea Conducts 4th Missile Test in March 2020". The Diplomat. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  4. ^ "IOC, IPC, TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCE NEW DATES FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. March 20, 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ Sciutto, Jim; Berlinger, Joshua; Seo, Yoonjung; Atwood, Kylie; Cohen, Zachary (April 21, 2020). "US monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after surgery". CNN. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  6. ^ "North Korea blows up liaison office, says it will cut off communications with the South". CBC.ca. CBC. June 16, 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. ^ "N. Korea puts border city in lockdown over suspected Covid-19 outbreak". France 24. 26 July 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "North Korea unveils 'monster' new intercontinental ballistic missile at parade". Reuters. 10 October 2020.
  9. ^ 김정은, 리설주 여사와 빈소 찾아 조문 故 황순희, 김일성·김정숙 등과 항일운동 (in Korean)

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