1985 in South Korea

none 1985 South Korea 20th century 21st century Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg 80px Other events in 1985Years in South KoreaTimeline of Korean history1985 in North Korea Events from the year 1985 in South Korea. Incumbents President: Chun Doo-hwan Prime Minister: Shin Byung-hyun (until 18 February), Lho Shin-yong (starting 18 February) Events Politics The 12th National Assembly election, held on February 12, 1985. Representing the Democratic Justice Party (DJP), the president of the republic, President: Chun Doo-hwan, was elected indirectly by the presidential electoral college of more than 5,000 electors, chosen by the general voters. Korean voters turned out in unusually large numbers, 84.6% of a total 23,987,830 voters. The DJP still retained the majority but it lost three seats that it previously won in 1981, only securing 87 seats. The popular vote for the DJP also declined from 35.6% in 1981 to 35.3% in 1985. On February 19, President Chun appoints Lho Sin-young as prime minister. Student Activism In 1985, students were very opposed to President Chun and his government, and they acted upon it. The Ministry of Education reported that there was a total of 3,877 on-campus rallies, demonstrations, and other disturbances, with nearly half of all of them occurring in the first semester of 1985. Radical student organizations were also formed, including the Sammintu (Sanmin Struggle Committee). They represented the struggle for “national unification, emancipation of the masses, and the establishment of democracy.” The organization was branded as pro-Communist and anti-American and they were responsible for the seizure of the USIS library in downtown Seoul. They occupied it for three days, May 23 to May 26, although they surrendered in peace, their drawn out public trials made a mockery of South Korea's legal process forcing the minister of Justice, Kim Suk-hwi to resign. Inter-Korean Relations The first exchange of visits between Seoul, South Korea and Pyongyang, North Korea. It consisted of 50 hometown visitors, 50 folk-art performers, 30 newsmen, and 20 support personnel. Although there 100 hometown visitors total only 35 in Pyongyang and 30 in Seoul were briefly reunited. Economy Unemployment rate was kept around 4%. Construction for the upcoming Olympics contributed to a sagging economy. Hyundai motor cars were selling well but catering to a low-priced market. South Korean shipbuilding and overseas construction suffered. The Kukje Group, South Korea's seventh largest conglomerate, which operated the largest single footwear factory in the world, collapsed. The government had a target of 7.5% growth in GDP but had to scale that down to 5%. South Korea had an accumulative foreign debt of around $45 billion, most of which was owed to Japan. July 27 – The 63 Building officially opens as the tallest skyscraper outside of North America in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea.http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=201107262143125&code=100100 Yesterday's Today 1985 63 Building Completion Kyunghyang Shinmun August 19, 2019 Min-yong Yoon Births January 16 - Lee Min-ki, actor, singer and model January 25 Claudia Kim, actress and model February 8 – Seo Min-woo, idol singer and actor (d. 2018) February 27 - Seo Hyun-jin, actress March 1 Yun Ok-Hee, archerOk-Hee YUN - Olympic Archery Republic of Korea https://www.olympic.org/ok-hee-yun International Olympic Committee 11 April 2019 en 19 June 2016 Kang Young-mi, fencerFencer - KANG Young Mi - KOREA - FIE - International Fencing Federation http://fie.org/fencers/fencer/8284 fie.org 25 April 2019 March 7 - Lee Sung-jin, archerSung Jin LEE - Olympic Archery Republic of Korea https://www.olympic.org/sung-jin-lee International Olympic Committee 11 April 2019 en 19 June 2016 April 26 - Nam Gyu-ri, actress and singer August 5 - Shin So-yul, actress September 19 - Song Joong-ki, actor October 7 - Kim Bo-mi, field hockey playerBomi KIM - Olympic Republic of Korea https://www.olympic.org/bomi-kim International Olympic Committee 28 April 2019 en 24 June 2017 November 27 - Park Soo-jin, actress Deaths December 28 - Chu Song-woong, actor (b. 1941) December 3 - Oh Sangwon, writer and journalist (b. 1930) See also List of South Korean films of 1985 Years in Japan Years in North Korea References Kim C. I. Eugene South Korea in 1985: An Eventful Year Amidst Uncertainty Asian Survey 26 1 1986 66–77 10.2307/2644094 Koh B. C. The 1985 Parliamentary Election in South Korea Asian Survey 25 9 1985 883–897 10.2307/2644417 1985 in South Korea Category:Years of the 20th century in South Korea Category:1980s in South Korea South Korea