The following is a list of events from the year 2022 in North Korea.
Incumbents Photo Position Name General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong-un Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly Choe Ryong-hae Premier of North Korea Kim Tok-hun
Events
February 26 February – North Korea's Foreign Ministry blames the U.S. for the Ukraine conflict, citing its pursuit of military supremacy while ignoring Russia's security. Researcher Ri Ji-song authors the statement, Pyongyang's first public response.
March 25 March – North Korea tested its longest-range ICBM.
May 12 May COVID-19 pandemic – Pyongyang declares a "severe national emergency" after its first confirmed case of COVID-19, imposing a nationwide lockdown and closing borders. Limited trade with China continues. 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. 13 May – State media confirmed six deaths and 350,000 new cases of COVID-19.
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 (b. 1925) 13 May – Yang Hyong-sop, 4th Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (b. 1925). 19 May – Hyon Chol Hae, military officer and former member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea (b. 1934) 27 July – Pak To Chun, former Member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea (b. 1944). 19 September – Pak Yong-il, Vice-Chairman of the standing committee of the SPA (b. 1966)
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