Interested in where the "Dear Leader" has been? Here is a rundown of his schedule in 1998. (All material modified from KCNA unless otherwise noted)
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Where is Kim Jong Il 1998 Summary
January 1, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea visited the Kumsusan Memorial Palace at 00:00 on January 1, the New Year Juche 87 (1998), to pay respects to President Kim Il Sung, who lies in state at the Palace.
January 1, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, attended a performance given by the merited choir of the song and dance ensemble of the KPA. Also present were Jo Myong Rok, Director of the KPA General Political Department; Kim Il Chol, First Vice-Minister of the People's Armed Forces; generals of the KPA Kim Ha Gyu, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong; colonel generals of the KPA Ri Myong Su and O Kum Chol, Senior Vice Admiral Kim Yun Sim and other generals of the KPA, as well as secretaries Kye Ung Thae, Choe Thae Bok, Kim Kuk Thae, Kim Ki Nam and Kim Yong Sun and leading officials of the WPK Central Committee.
January 2, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA), visited KPA unit no. 337. Kim was met by KPA lt. General Kim Hyong Ryong, Maj. General Paek Pok Yong and other generals and officers of the unit.
January 2, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea visited the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School. Kim was accompanied by director of the KPA General Political Department Jo Myong Rok and KPA generals Kim Ha Gyu, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong, as well as secretaries of the WPK Central Committee Kye Ung Thae, Kim Kuk Thae, Kim Ki Nam and Kim Yong Sun.
January 16-21, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il, gave on-site guidance in Jagang Province, visiting Kanggye city, Janggang Township, Songgan Township and Jonchon Township. During the tour, Kim visited the Janggang No. 1 and No. 2 Power Stations, the Jangjasan Power Station, the Pukchongang No.3 Power Station, the Namri Power Station and the Oejung Power Station, as well as the Kanggye Tractor Complex, the February Steel Complex, the February 8 Machine Complex and the Kanggye Precision Machine Complex. Kim was accompanied by Yon Hyong Muk, Chief Secretary of the Jagang Provincial Committee of the WPK; Kim Kuk Thae, Kim Ki Nam and Kim Yong Sun, secretaries of the WPK Central Committee; and Pak Song Bong, Ri Yong Chol and Jang Song Thaek, members and first vice department directors of the WPK Central Committee.
January 26, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il, inspected KPA unit no. 380. Kim was accompanied by Director of the KPA General Political Department Jo Myong Rok and KPA Generals Hyon Chol Hae and Jong Chang Ryol.
January 28, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected the forward command post of large combined unit no. 567 of the KPA. Kim was accompanied by Jo Myong Rok, Director of the General Political Department of the KPA; KPA Generals Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong and the staff members of the KPA Supreme Command.
January 30, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il attended a performance given by the art propaganda squad of KPA combined unit no. 488. Kim was accompanied by Director of the KPA General Political Department Jo Myong Rok, Generals Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong and other KPA general officers.
February 2, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA unit no. 443 situated in the eastern sector of the forefront. Kim was accompanied by KPA Vice Marshal Jon Jae Son, Generals Kim Ha Gyu, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong and staff members of the KPA Supreme Command.
February 4, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected an armored infantry company of combined unit no. 757 of the KPA. Kim was accompanied by KPA Generals Kim Ha Gyu, Hyon Chol Hae, Pak Jae Gyong and staff members of the KPA Supreme Command.
February 8, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited the national program contest and exhibition. Kim was accompanied by Kye Ung Thae, Choe Thae Bok, Kim Kuk Thae and Kim Yong Sun, secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee.
February 20, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il saw a performance given by the merited choir of the KPA song and dance ensemble. Also present were Director of the KPA General Political Department Jo Myong Rok, Chief of the KPA General staff Kim Yong Chun and KPA generals. Secretaries Kim Kuk Thae, Kim Ki Nam and Kim Yong Sun and other senior officials of the WPK Central Committee.
February 20, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il met with makers of the working class parts of the multi-part feature film "the Nation and Destiny". Also present were Kim Kuk Thae, Kim Ki Nam and Kim Yong Sun, secretaries of the WPK Central Committee.
February 24, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected unit no. 224, overlooking Kanghwa and Kyodong islands. Kim was accompanied by Director of the KPA General Political Department Jo Myong Rok, Chief of the KPA General staff Kim Yong Chun and staff members of the KPA Supreme Command.
February 24, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA unit no. 230.
March 3, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il saw works of art produced by the Mansudae Art Studio portraying Mt. Paektu.
March 12, 1998: General Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA), inspected unit no. 406 of the KPA navy.
March 13, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected a coast artillery company of KPA combined unit no. 324. Kim was accompanied by director of the KPA General Political Department Jo Myong Rok, Chief of the KPA General Staff Kim Yong Chun and staff members of the KPA Supreme Command.
March 14, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave on-site guidance to the Songjin Steel Complex in North Hamgyong Province. Kim was accompanied by Chief Secretary of the north Hamgyong provincial committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Ri Kun Mo, secretaries of the C.C., WPK Choe Thae Bok, Kim Kuk Thae and Kim Ki Nam, Chairman of the State Transport Commission Ri Yong Mu and first vice department directors of the C.C., WPK Pak Song Bong and Jang Song Thaek.
March 31, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il attended a light comedy performance by the KPA April 25 Film Studio.
April 15, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited KPA combined unit no. 313 to mark Sun's Day.
April 22, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il attended a performance given by officers' family art circle members of the KPA unit no. 570.
April 25, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited KPA Unit no. 604 to mark the 66th anniversary of the KPA. Kim was accompanied by Director of the KPA General Political Department Jo Myong Rok, Chief of the KPA General Staff Kim Yong Chun and KPA generals Hyon Chol Hae, Kim Ha Gyu and Pak Jae Gyong.
April 25, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il received chief vice Chairman Ho Jong Man and vice Chairman So Man Sul of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon).
April 25, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il attended an art performance of the merited choir of the KPA song and dance ensemble. Also present were were Jo Myong Rok, Director of the KPA General Political Department; Kim Yong Chun, Chief of the KPA general staff; and generals of the KPA, as well as secretaries Kim Kuk Thae and Kim Ki Nam and other senior officials of the WPK Central Committee, and chief vice Chairman Ho Jong Man and vice Chairman So Man Sul of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan.
May 2, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il attended a performance given by officers' family art circle members of the KPA naval command, air command, unit no. 549 and unit no. 337.
May 3, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected the command of the KPA unit no. 757.
May 4, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA unit no. 937, near the front.
May 4, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected an artillery company under KPA unit no. 681.
May 10, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected the Kim Chol Ju General Artillery Academy.
May 12, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il looked round a salt refinery built by soldier-builders.
May 13, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected 860 of the KPA (Air Force).
May 22, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA guard unit no. 171 and a coastal artillery company under the unit on the forefront. Kim also attended a performance given by an art propaganda team of KPA combined unit no. 313. Kim was accompanied by KPA vice Marshal Jon Jae Son, KPA Generals Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong and staff members of the KPA Supreme Command.
May 31, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected Kum Song Lifeguard Unit no. 845 of the Korean People's Army (KPA).
June 1, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave personal guidance to industrial establishments in Huichon, Jagang Province,including the Youth Electric Complex, the Huichon General Machine Tool Plant and the February 26 Plant.
June 2, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected the enlarged International Friendship Exhibition.
June 7, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected the forward command post of KPA unit no. 622. Kim also attended a performance given by the art propaganda squad of KPA combined unit no. 233.
June 8, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave personal guidance to the January 18 General Machinery Plant and the Chongchongang Machinery Plant.
June 9, 1998: Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il of the Korean People's Army, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, inspected newly built model barracks. Kim was accompanied by Director of the KPA General Political Department Jo Myong Rok, Chief of the KPA general staff Kim Yong Chun and KPA general officers.
June 11, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il, along with servicemen of KPA unit no. 2620, attended a light comedy performance given by artistes of the KPA April 25 Film Studio.
June 22, 1998: Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il visited an artillery company under KPA unit no. 324.
July 8, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il, in company with leading members of the supreme command, visited the Kumsusan Memorial Palace to pay respects to late President Kim Il Sung at 00:00 July 8. Kim was accompanied by KPA Marshal Ri Ul Sol, vice marshals Jo Myong Rok, Kim Yong Chun and Kim Il Chol, General Hyon Chol Hae and col. General Ri Myong Su.
July 26, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA unit no. 671 and joined servicemen in the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) election.
July 28, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed a performance given by the merited chorus of the song and dance ensemble of the KPA to mark the 45th anniversary of the victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War. Also present were KPA generals Kim Ha Gyu, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong and other general officers and Secretary Kim Kuk Thae of the WPK Central Committee.
August 3, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA combined unit no. 549.
September 6, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, attended the first session of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA).
September 9, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited the Kumsusan Memorial Palace to pay respects to the President Kim Il Sung on the 50th anniversary of the DPRK. Kim was accompanied by Kim Yong Nam, Ri Jong OK Pak Song Chol, Kim Yong Ju, Jon Mun Sop, Jo Myong Rok, Kim Il Chol, Kim Yong Chun, Ri Ul Sol, Hong Song Nam, Paek Hak Rim and staff members of the Supreme Command of the KPA.
September 9, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and KPA Supreme Commander, attended a military parade and a mass demonstration at Kim Il Sung Square to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Also on the platform was Kim Yong Nam, Ri Jong Ok Pak Song Chol, Kim Yong Ju, Jon Mun Sop, Jo Myong Rok, Kim Yong Chun, Kim Il Chol, Ri Ul Sol, Hong Song Nam and other senior party and state officials, anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters, commanders of the KPA arms and services, chief secretaries of the provincial party committees, KPA general officers and other cadres, as well as So Man Sul, First Vice-Chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan.
September 9, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, watched an evening gala of youth and students and a torchlight procession of 100,000 people in Pyongyang at Kim Il Sung Square to mark the 50th anniversary of the DPRK. Also on the platform were Kim Yong Nam, Ri Jong Ok Pak Song Chol, Kim Yong Ju, Jon Mun Sop, Jo Myong Rok, Kim Yong Chun, Kim Il Chol, Ri Ul Sol, Hong Song Nam and other senior party and state officials, anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters, commanders of the services and arms and generals of the KPA and leading officials of party and power bodies and working people's organisations.
September 12, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, together with servicemen, attended an art performance given by the merited choir of the Korean People's Army (KPA) song and dance ensemble to mark the 50th anniversary of the DPRK. Also present were Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and director of the KPA General Political Department; Kim Yong Chun, chief of the KPA general staff; Kim Il Chol, Minister of the People's Armed Forces; Ri Yong Mu, vice-chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission; KPA generals Kim Ha Gyu, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong; and other general officers of the KPA, as well as Kim Kuk Thae, Kim Ki Nam and Kim Yong Sun, secretaries of the WPK Central Committee; Jang Song Thaek, first vice Department Director of the WPK Central Committee; and Pak Myong Chol, Minister of Physical Culture and Sports.
September 19, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il, Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, visited the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery. Kim was accompanied by chief of the general staff Kim Yong Chun, Minister of the People's Armed Forces Kim Il Chol and general officers of the Korean People's Army, as well as secretaries Kim Kuk Thae and Kim Ki Nam of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee.
October 1, 1998: Kim Jong Il gave personal guidance to Taehongdan county, Ryanggang Province, visiting a monument to the history of the Taehongdan county integrated farm and a miniature farm sand table, the potato institute of the academy of agricultural science, Taehongdan power stations nos. 2 and 5 and other units.
October 4, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il attended works of narration performed by artistes of the song and dance ensemble of the Korean People's Army (KPA). Also present were KPA generals Hyon Chol Hae, Kim Ha Gyu and Pak Jae Gyong and other general officers, secretaries Kim Kuk Thae, Kim Ki Nam and Kim Yong Sun and first vice department director Jang Song Thaek of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee.
October 6, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, inspected a Statue of the President at Kim Il Sung Military University, a monument to his historical achievement at Mirim Airport and the newly built April 25 Hotel. Kim was accompanied by director of the General Political Department of the KPA Jo Myong Rok, chief of the general staff of the KPA Kim Yong Chun, Minister of the People's Armed Forces Kim Il Chol and general officers of the KPA.
October 11, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il attended a joint performance "Song of soldiers led by marshal Kim Jong Il" given by the merited choir and the song and dance ensemble of the Korean People's Army (KPA) to mark the 53rd anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea. Also present were senior party, state and army officials Kim Yong Nam, Jo Myong Rok, Kim Yong Chun, Kim Il Chol, Hong Song Nam, Ri Yong Mu, Kye Ung Thae, Kim Kuk Thae, Kim Ki Nam, Kim Jung Rin, Kim Yong Sun, Yang Hyong Sop, Kim Yun Hyok and Jo Chang Dok, department directors and first vice department directors of the Party Central Committee, ministers of the cabinet, senior officials of working people's organisations and the press and general officers of the KPA.
October 20, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited Huichon, Jagang Province, including the Huichon General Machine-Tool Plant, the Chongnyon Electric Appliance Complex, the February 26 Factory, the Huichon Silk Mill, and the Huichon Hotel. Kim was accompanied by chief secretary of the Jagang Provincial Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Yon Hyong Muk, secretary of the WPK Central Committee Kim Kuk Thae and first vice department directors of the WPK Central Committee Pak Song Bong, Ri Yong Chol and Jang Song Thaek. The visiting party also included Minister of the People's Armed Forces Kim Il Chol and generals of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong.
October 22, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave personal guidance to various units in Manpho. including the Kosanjin Revolutionary Site, the Kosanjin Revolutionary Museum and historic houses, the Amnokgang tire plant, and the Unhwa Factory.
October 25, 1998: Kim Jong Il inspected unit no. 465 of the Korean People's Army (KPA) titled "O Jung Hup's Seventh Regiment." Kim was accompanied by KPA vice Marshal Jo Myong Rok, Director of the KPA General Political Department; KPA vice Marshal Kim Yong Chun, Chief of the KPA General Staff; KPA vice Marshal Kim Il Chol, Minister of the People's Armed Forces; generals Hyon Chol Hae, Kim Ha Gyu and Pak Jae Gyong; and staff members of the Supreme Command of the KPA.
October 30, 1998: Kim Jong Il , Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission , received Honorary Chairman of the Hyundai Business Group of South Korea Jong Ju Yong and his family. Also present were chairman Kim Yong Sung and vice - chairman Song Ho Gyong of the Korean Asia - Pacific Peace Committee.
November 2, 1998: Kim Jong Il inspected the headquarters of combined unit no. 593 of the Korean People's Army. Kim was accompanied by director of the KPA General Political Department Jo Myong Rok, chief of the KPA general staff Kim Yong Chun and staff members of the KPA Supreme Command.
November 9, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, inspected an island-defending unit of unit No. 1202 of the KPA. Kim was accompanied by KPA vice marshal Jo Myong Rok, director of the General Political Department of the KPA, KPA vice marshal Kim Yong Chun, chief of the general staff of the KPA, KPA generals Kim Ha Gyu, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong, KPA colonel general Ri Myong Su, and staff members of the KPA Supreme Command.
November 10, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, inspected units of the Korean People's Army (KPA), inspected the combined unit No. 549 of the KPA. Kim was accompanied by KPA vice marshal Jo Myong Rok, director of the General Political Department of the KPA, KPA vice marshal Kim Yong Chun, chief of the general staff of the KPA, KPA generals Kim Ha Gyu, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong, KPA colonel general Ri Myong Su, and staff members of the KPA Supreme Command.
Nov ember 12, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), together with servicemen, saw an art performance given by servicemen of the art propaganda squad of the air force command of the Korean People's Army (KPA) and of an artillery company under KPA unit No. 526. Also attending were KPA vice marshal Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and director of the General Political Department of the KPA, KPA vice marshal Kim Yong Chun, chief of the general staff of the KPA, KPA generals Kim Ha Gyu, Hyon Chol Hae, Jang Song U and Pak Jae Gyong, KPA colonel generals Ri Myong Su and O Kum Chol and other general officers of the KPA, as well as Kim Kuk Thae and Kim Yong Sun, secretaries of the WPK Central Committee, and Jang Song Thaek, member and first vice-director of a department of the WPK Central Committee.
November 17, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA), inspected Kim Hyong Gwon Military Academy of Communications Men.
November 18, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA women's unit no. 3421. Kim was accompanied by KPA generals Kim Ha Gyu, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong.
November 18, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il directed various sectors in north Hamgyong Province, including the weak-current apparatus plant, Onpho Power Stations nos. 3 and 4 in Kyongsong county, the modern dwelling houses newly built on the Sangonpho and Ryonghyon cooperative farms in the county and the pleasure park on Mt. Chilbo.
November 22, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited the refurbished Sinchon Museum. Kim was accompanied by Ri Yong Chol and Jang Song Thaek, first vice department directors of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee. The visiting party included generals of the Korean People's Army Hyon Chol Hae, Kim Ha Gyu and Pak Jae Gyong.
November 22, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, together with servicemen, saw an art performance given by the art propaganda squad of KPA combined unit No. 567 and soldiers of a company under KPA unit No. 407. Also present were Kim Yong Chun, chief of the KPA general staff; Kim Il Chol, Minister of the People's Armed Forces; KPA generals Kim Kyok Sik, Hyon Chol Hae, Kim Ha Gyu and Pak Jae Gyong; KPA col. general Ri Myong Su and other general officers of the KPA, as well as Ri Yong Chol and Jang Song Thaek, first vice department directors of the WPK Central Committee.
December 17, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), visited the Sungri General Motor Works and the Toksong Machinery Plant. Kim was accompanied by chief secretary of the South Phyongan Provincial Committee of the WPK Ri Kil Song, secretaries Kim Kuk Thae and Kim Ki Nam and members and first vice department directors Pak Song Bong and Ri Yong Chol of the WPK Central Committee.
December 18, 1998: General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected the headquarters of combined unit No. 570 of the Korean People's Army (KPA). Kim was accompanied by KPA general Hyon Chol Hae and col. general Ri Myong Su.
December 24, 1998: General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong Il inspected women's anti-aircraft artillery batteries of KPA unit No. 969. Kim was accompanied by Jo Myong Rok, director of the KPA General Political Department; KPA marshal Ri Ul Sol; and Kim Yong Chun, chief of the KPA general staff. The visiting party also included Jon Pyong Ho, secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee; and Ri Yong Chol and Pak Song Bong, first vice department directors of the Party Central Committee.
December 24, 1998: Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA), together with KPA officers and men, attended a joint performance given by the KPA merited choir and military band. Also present were director of the KPA General Political Department Jo Myong Rok, chief of the KPA general staff Kim Yong Chun, Minister of the People's Armed Forces Kim Il Chol and other KPA general officers, as well as secretaries Jon Pyong Ho, Kim Kuk Thae, Kim Ki Nam and Kim Yong Sun and other senior officials of the WPK Central Committee.
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