North Korean calendar

The Juche calendar, sometimes called the North Korean calendar, counted years from 1912, the year of the birth of Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea, which became Juche 1. It was introduced in 1997, three years after his death, and was used alongside the Gregorian calendar in official documents, newspapers and stamps. It followed other commemorative systems, such as the Japanese era names, but was unusual in marking the birth of a leader rather than the start of a reign. The practice was reportedly dropped from 2024, when state media and official documents began to use only the standard year numbers.

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