← 1995 1994 1993 1996 in North Korea → 1997 1998 1999
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See also:	Other events of 1996 Years in North Korea Timeline of Korean history 1996 in South Korea

Events from the year 1996 in North Korea.

Incumbents

• Premier: Kang Song-san
• Supreme Leader: Kim Jong-il

Events

1995~1999:Arduous March

• April 1996: Several hundred armed North Korean troops cross repeatedly into the Demilitarized Zone.^[1]
• May 1996: Seven Northern soldiers cross south of the Demilitarized Zone, but withdraw after warning shots are fired.
• May & June 1996: North Korean vessels twice cross the Northern Limit Line and have a several-hour standoff with the South Korean navy.

Defection of Lee Han-young, a nephew of one of the former wives of Kim Jong Il announced.^[2]