2006 in North Korea

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Events from the year 2006 in North Korea.

Incumbents

• Premier: Pak Pong-ju
• Supreme Leader: Kim Jong-il

Events

• 2006 North Korean nuclear test
• 2006 North Korean missile test

Deaths

• 27 June – O Mi-ran, actress (b. 1954).
• 6 September – Chon Hyong-kyu, KCTV news anchor (b. 1934).
• 5 October – Paek Hak-rim, former Minister of Social Security (b. 1918).
• 23 November – Kye Ung-thae, former Vice Premier of North Korea (b. 1925).

Further reading

• Cho, Ilsoo David; Woo, Meredith Jung-En (2007). "North Korea in 2006: The Year of Living Dangerously". Asian Survey. 47 (1): 68–73. doi:10.1525/as.2007.47.1.68. ISSN 0004-4687.