Events from the year 1997 in North Korea.
Incumbents Premier: Kang Song-san (until 21 February), Hong Song-nam (acting) (starting 21 February) Supreme Leader: Kim Jong-il
Events 1994~1999: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. 8 October – Kim Jong Il is elected as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea. North Korean famine
Deaths 21 February – Choe Kwang, 6th Minister of the People's Armed Forces and Marshal of the Korean People's Army (b. 1918). 27 February – Kim Kwang-jin, member of the National Defense Commission and Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army (b. 1927).
See also Years in Japan Years in South Korea
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