Juche calendar
The Juche calendar, named after the Juche ideology, is the system of year-numbering used in North Korea. It begins with the birth of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea. His birth year, 1912 in the Gregorian calendar, is "Juche 1" in the Juche calendar. The calendar was adopted in 1997, three years after the death of Kim Il Sung.
| Juche calendar | |
A Juche calendar for Juche 99 (2010) | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Juche ryeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chuch'e ryŏk |
| Juche Era | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Juche nyeonho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chuch'e nyŏnho |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.