1987 in North Korea

← 1986 1985 1984 1987 in North Korea → 1988 1989 1990
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	Other events in 1987 Years in North Korea Timeline of Korean history 1987 in South Korea

Events from the year 1987 in North Korea.

Incumbents

• Premier: Li Gun-mo
• Supreme Leader: Kim Il Sung

Events

• Mid 1987 – Construction begun on the Ryugyong Hotel. The hotel was an intention to be the world's tallest hotel, and was supposed to be opened in 1989 for the 1989 World Festival of Youth and Students
• 15 November – 1987 North Korean local elections
• 29 November – Bombing of Korean Air Flight 858 ^[1]

Births

• 17 August - Ri Kwang-hyok.
• 24 August - Ri Jun-il.
• 24 September - Pak Song-chol.
• 10 October - Kim Kum-il.

References

1. Wang, Soon Joo; Choi, Jin Tae; Arnold, Jeffrey (June 2003). "Terrorism in South Korea". Prehospital and Disaster Medicine . 18 (2): 140–147. doi:10.1017/S1049023X0000090X. ISSN   1945-1938 . Retrieved 22 December 2025.