Korea (North) Josŏn (조선) CALENDAR: Gregorian (all); MAIN RECORD: languages used: Korean; scripts: Korean - original in parentheses (hangul; paired with hanja only for 1946-1948 records); TRANSLITERATION: National System of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1992); OTHER: English equivalents Sources Polity Style: 1948-2022 Chairman of the People's Committee: 1946-1948 Heads of State: 1948-2022 Chairmen of the National Defence Commission: 1993-2016 Chairman of the State Affairs Commission: 2016-2022 Last updated on: 21 May 2021 22:23:00