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1994
North Korean dictator Kim Il Sung dies and is succeeded by his son, Kim Jong Il
2006
North Korea test-fires seven missiles, of varying ranges and with varying success
2006
North Korea announces that it has tested a nuclear weapon
2007
South Korea's Ban Ki-moon becomes the UN secretary-general, following the retirement of Kofi Annan
2007
North Korea agrees to begin shutting down its nuclear facilities in return for an ongoing programme of fuel aid
2008
The New York Philharmonic performs in North Korea, in the first significant cultural contact between USA and North Korea since the Korean War
2009 May 21
North Korea announces that it has carried out a second successful nuclear test
2010 November 23
North Korea shells the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, causing four deaths and a dangerous deterioration in relations with South Korea
2012 April 13
The rocket Kwangmyongsong-3 breaks up less than two minutes after its launch, in North Korea's third attempt to put a satellite into space
2012 December 12
North Korea successfully launches a powerful rocket, alarming the world with a new sign of military potential
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