title: 1961 in North Korea
text: # 1961 in North Korea
  
  Events from the year 1961 in North Korea.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Premier: Kim Il Sung
  * Supreme Leader: Kim Il Sung
  
  ## Events
  
  4th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea
  
  * July 6 - DPRK - USSR Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance
  * July 11 - Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty
  