Events from the year 2015 in North Korea. The year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea. The year was celebrated as the year of DPRK-Russia friendship.

Incumbents

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Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un (; , ; born 8 January 1982) is a North Korean politician who has been Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is a son of Kim Jong-il, who was North Korea's sec ...

Events

January

* January 2 – The United States enacts financial sanctions on the North Korean Special Operation Force and 10 government officials in retaliation for the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack.

February

* February 7 – North Korea test fires a new "ultra-precision" intelligent anti-ship missile which is to be deployed across its navy.

March

* March 2 – North Korea lifts restrictions on entry into the country imposed ostensibly to stop the spread of the Ebola virus. * March 9 - A North Korean diplomat is caught smuggling $1.7M of gold bars into Bangladesh.

August

* August 15 – North Korea adopts UTC+08.30, or Pyongyang Standard Time to "eliminate Western imperialism". The time was previously used by both Koreas until the enactment of UTC+09.00 in 1961.

Elections

2015 North Korean local elections Elections to provincial (municipal), city (district) and county people's assemblies(도(직할시)·시(구역)·군 인민회의 대의원 선거) were held in North Korea on July 19, 2015. Voter turnout was reported at 99.97%, with 28,452 depu ...

Deaths

December

* December 29 –

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References

External links

"2015, Year of Great Victory"
at Naenara
"DPRK Sportspersons Win about 250 Medals in 2015 Int'l Games"
at Naenara
"North Korea's Official 2015 Calendar Revealed"
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