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Events from the year 2004 in North Korea.

Incumbents

• Premier: Pak Pong-ju
• Supreme Leader: Kim Jong-il

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

References

Further reading

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