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 (2016 North Korean nuclear test).[1][2][3][4]
February
- 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 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
Sports
- Pak Chol wins the Pyongyang Marathon in the men's professional event and Kim Ji-hyang in women's.[12]
- North Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Anniversaries
See also
References
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