Events from the year 1998 in North Korea.
Incumbents Premier: Hong Song-nam (acting until 5 September) Supreme Leader: Kim Jong Il
Events 1994~1998:Arduous March
North Korea had participated in the 1998 winter olympics in Nagano, Japan.
22 June:1998 Sokcho submarine incident
26 July:1998 North Korean parliamentary election
31 August:Launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, a machine claimed to be a North Korean rocket but suspected as missile tests.
5 September: The newly amended prologue for the Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea addresses Kim Il Sung as the "Eternal president" of North Korea.
Births 8 February – Choe Song-hyok, footballer 3 March – Ri Yong-gwon, footballer 9 March – So Jong-gil, footballer 13 March – Ri Chol-song, footballer 15 March – Ri Pom-hyang, footballer 21 March – Jang Song-il, footballer 21 June – Ju Hyo-sim, footballer 11 September – Han Kwang-song, footballer 30 September – Ri Chung-gyu, footballer 11 November – Choe Ok-chol, footballer 20 November – Choe Jin-nam, footballer
See also Years in Japan Years in South Korea
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