North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona,Spain. It was the nation's first appearance in twelve years at the Summer Games due to its boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,California and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 64 competitors,36 men and 28 women,took part in 53 events in 12 sports.
Yon Hyong-muk,also spelt Yong Hyong-muk,was a long-serving politician in North Korea and at the height of his career the most powerful person in that country outside the Kim family. He was Prime Minister of North Korea from 1988 to 1992.
Jo Myong-rok was a North Korean military officer who held the military rank Chasu. In 1998,he was appointed first vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea,Director of the Korean People's Army General Political Bureau. Previously,he was the commander of the air defence forces.
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 8 March 2009 to elect the members of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly. They were originally scheduled to be held in August 2008 but were postponed for unknown reasons. Observers of North Korea speculated that it was in relation to Kim Jong-il's ill health.
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 3 August 2003. Representatives were elected for five-year terms to all 687 seats of the Supreme People's Assembly,and also to 26,650 positions in city,county,and provincial People's Assemblies. All candidates were members of the three parties constituting the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland.
Marshal Choe Kwang was a military leader in North Korea.
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 25 August 1948 to elect the members of the 1st Supreme People's Assembly. Organised by the People's Committee of North Korea,the elections saw 572 deputies elected,of which 212 were from North Korea and 360 from South Korea.
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 27 August 1957 to elect members of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly. Voters were presented with a single list from the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland,dominated by the Workers' Party of Korea.
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 8 October 1962 to elect the members of the 3rd Supreme People's Assembly. Only one candidate was presented in each constituency,all of which were selected by the Workers' Party of Korea,although some ran under the banner of other parties or state organisations to give the illusion of democracy. Voter turnout was reported to be 100%,with all reportedly voting in favour of the candidates presented.
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 26 July 1998. 687 deputies were elected to the tenth Supreme People's Assembly. There was only one nominated candidate per constituency - 687 candidates for 687 seats. According to the state news agency KCNA,the turnout rate was 99.85%,and 100% of participating voters cast their ballots in favour of the registered candidates. About two thirds of the deputies were new,and deputies with a military background reportedly doubled in number. Kim Jong-il was unanimously elected in constituency n°666. According to a Rodong Sinmun editorial,this proved "how deep the Korean people's trust in Kim Jong Il is and how powerful and solid the monolithic unity of the people around him in one thought and purpose and with moral obligation is."
Ri Myong-guk is a North Korean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Ri was known for his positioning and reflexes and spent his entire playing career at Pyongyang Sports Club in the DPR Korea League. Ri was also the captain of the North Korea national team,making 118 appearances,more than any other player in the team's history,before retiring in 2019. Ri is currently the goalkeeper coach for his former club.
The 2012 AFC Challenge Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament,an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member nations that are mainly categorized as "emerging countries" in the defunct Vision Asia programme. It took place in Nepal from 8–19 March 2012. Unlike in previous editions of the tournament,there were no automatic qualifiers. Therefore,2010 champions North Korea,runners-up Turkmenistan,and third-placed Tajikistan had to navigate the qualification phase in order to return to the finals. North Korea successfully defended their title and qualified for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
North Korea participated at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou,China.
The death of Kim Jong Il was reported by North Korean state television news on 19 December 2011. The presenter Ri Chun-hee announced that he had died on 17 December at 8:30 am of a massive heart attack while travelling by train to an area outside Pyongyang. Reportedly,he had received medical treatment for cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases,and during the trip,Kim was said to have had an "advanced acute myocardial infarction,complicated with a serious heart shock". However,it was reported in December 2012 by South Korean media that the heart attack had instead occurred in a fit of rage over construction faults in a crucial power plant project at Huichon in Chagang Province.
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 9 March 2014 to elect the members of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly.
The 10th Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea was in session from 1998 until 2003. It consisted of 687 deputies,and held six sessions.
The 2013 Hwaebul Cup was the inaugural edition of the Hwaebul Cup football competition celebrating North Korea's Youth Day. The competition was held between 15 and 28 August 2013,with all matches played at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in P'yŏngyang. The competition was arranged in two phases,a group stage followed by a single-elimination play-off semi-finals,and a single-game final.
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 10 March 2019 to elect the members of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly. The elections were announced on 6 January 2019. With only one candidate on the ballot in each constituency,outside observers described it as a show election. 687 candidates for the DPRK deputies to the SPA were elected. Kim Jong Un did not stand for election,marking the first time that a North Korean leader did not participate as a candidate.
The 7th Central Auditing Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK)(7차조선로동당중앙감사위원회) was elected at the party's 7th Congress on 9 May 2016. In its 1st Plenary Session it elected Choe Sung-ho as Chair and Pak Myong-sun as Vice Chair.
Pak Myong-hun is a North Korean former footballer. He represented North Korea on at least one occasion in 1993.
