1997 in North Korea

1997
in
North Korea

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

Events from the year 1997 in North Korea.

Incumbents

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

References

  1. Guo, Rongxing (5 January 2015). Cross-Border Management: Theory, Method and Application. Springer. ISBN 9783662451564.


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