1997 in North Korea

Events from the year 1997 in North Korea.

← 1996 1995 1994 1997 in North Korea → 1998 1999 2000
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 1997 Years in North Korea Timeline of Korean history 1997 in South Korea

Incumbents

• Premier: Kang Song-san (until 21 February), Hong Song-nam (acting) (starting 21 February)
• Supreme Leader: Kim Jong-il

Events

1995~1999:Arduous March

• April 1997: Five North Korean soldiers cross the Demilitarized Zone in Cheolwon, Gangwon-do, and fire on South Korean positions.
• June 1997: Three North Korean vessels cross the Northern Limit Line and attack South Korean vessels two miles (3 km) south of the line. On land, fourteen North Korean soldiers cross 70 m south of the center of the DMZ, leading to a 23-minute exchange of fire.^[1]
• North Korean famine

See also

• Years in Japan
• Years in South Korea