Juche calendar

Juche calendar
A Juche calendar for Juche 99 (2010)
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	주체력
Hancha	主體曆
Revised Romanization	Juche ryeok
McCune–Reischauer	Chuch'e ryŏk
Juche Era
Chosŏn'gŭl	주체년호
Hancha	主體年號
Revised Romanization	Juche nyeonho
McCune–Reischauer	Chuch'e nyŏnho

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.