2026 in North Korea
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The following is a list of events from the year 2026 in North Korea.
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| See also: | Other events of 2026 Years in North Korea Timeline of Korean history 2026 in South Korea | ||||
Incumbents
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Events
January
- 4 January – North Korea carries out a ballistic missile test over the Sea of Japan.[1]
- 20 January – Kim Jong-un dismisses Yang Sung-ho as vice premier in charge of machinery after publicly accusing him of incompetence.[2]
- 26 January – The Tokyo District Court in Japan orders North Korea to pay 88 million yen ($570,000) in compensation to four Zainichi Koreans who were lured to move to the country through propaganda schemes but instead experienced inappropriate conditions before escaping.[3]
- 27 January – North Korea carries out a ballistic missile test over the Sea of Japan.[4]
February
- 19–25 February – 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.[5][6]
- 22 February – 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea: The Workers' Party of Korea reappoints Kim Jong-un as its general secretary.[7]
- 23 February – 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea: The Workers' Party of Korea promotes Kim Yo Jong, the sister of Kim Jong-un, as a full department director of the Party.[8]
March
- 9 March – General Secretary Kim Jong-un reaffirms North Korea's relations with China in a letter written to General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping.[9]
- 12 March – Train services between Beijing and Pyongyang resume for after a suspension imposed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
- 14 March – North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan from a launch site in Sunan.[11]
- 15 March – 2026 North Korean parliamentary election.[12]
- 19 March – North Korea qualifies for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup after defeating Chinese Taipei 4–0 during the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup playoffs in Australia.[13]
- 22 March – Following the 2026 North Korean parliamentary election, Kim Jong Un is reelected chairman of the State Affairs Commission (head of State) and Pak Thae-song is reappointed as Premier.[14]
- 25 March – Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko visits Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang.[15]
April
- 8 April – KCNA says that the country has tested various military technologies throughout the week including a surface-to-surface tactical missile called Hwasongpho-11 Ka.[16]
- 19 April – North Korea carries out a ballistic missile test into the Sea of Japan involving cluster munitions.[17]
- 27 April – A museum and memorial dedicated to the North Korean involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) is opened in Pyongyang.[18]
Holidays
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- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 8 February – Korean People's Army Foundation Day
- 16 February – Birthday of Kim Jong-Il
- 17 February – Seollal
- 3 March – Daeboreum
- 8 March – International Women's Day
- 4 April – Chungmyung Day
- 15 April – Birthday of Kim Il-sung
- 25 April – Chosun People's Army Foundation Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 6 June – Chosun Children's Union Foundation Day
- 27 July – Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War
- 15 August – Liberation Day
- 25 August – Day of Songun
- 9 September – National Day
- 25 September – Hangawi
- 10 October – Party Foundation Day
- 16 November – Mother's Day
- 27 December – Constitution Day
Deaths
- 20 January – Li Chang-Su, 58, judoka and defector to South Korea.[20]
- 29 March – Chang Ung, 87, basketball player (national team) and sports administrator, president of ITF (2002–2015) and member of the IOC (1996–2018).[21]
