2004 in North Korea explained

Events from the year 2004 in North Korea.

Incumbents

• Premier

• Supreme Leader

Events

• April 22  - Ryongchon disaster: Two trains carrying explosives and fuel collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing 161 people, injuring 1,300 and destroying thousands of homes.
• May 24  - North Korea bans mobile phones (see Communications in North Korea).

Births

• 14 January – Ri Il-song, footballer

Further reading

• Park. Kyung-Ae. North Korea in 2004: From Brisk Diplomacy to Impasse. Asian Survey. 45. 1. 2005. 14–20. 0004-4687. 10.1525/as.2005.45.1.14.