1979 in South Korea

none 1979 South Korea 20th century 21st century Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg 80px Other events in 1979Years in South KoreaTimeline of Korean history1979 in North Korea Events from the year 1979 in South Korea. Incumbents President: Park Chung Hee (until 26 October), Choi Kyu-hah (starting 6 December) Prime Minister: Choi Kyu-hah (until 6 December), Shin Hyun-hwak (starting 12 December) Events October 3 - Security chief Kim Jae-kyu meets democrat politician Kim Young-sam to discuss the country's future. December 6 - 1979 South Korean presidential election, confirms former prime minister Choi Kyu-hah as the new president.Asia Watch Committee (1986). Human Rights in Korea. p. 31 December 12 - Coup d'état of December Twelfth: Lieutenant General Chun Doo-hwan, commander of the Security Command,http://news.donga.com/3//20081119/8659656/1 기무사 '37년 소격동시대' 마감… 과천 이전 : 뉴스 : 동아닷컴 2013-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20131020050517/http://news.donga.com/3//20081119/8659656/1 2013-10-20 dead '보안사령부' - 네이트 영어사전 http://alldic.nate.com/search/endic.html?search_select2=on&category=&cm=c&q=%BA%B8%BE%C8%BB%E7%B7%C9%BA%CE https://web.archive.org/web/20110714155357/http://alldic.nate.com/search/endic.html?search_select2=on&category=&cm=c&q=%BA%B8%BE%C8%BB%E7%B7%C9%BA%CE 14 July 2011 orders the arrest of General Jeong Seung-hwa, ROK Army Chief of Staff, on allegations of involvement in the assassination of President Park Chung Hee. A shoot-out at the Army Headquarters and the Ministry of Defense results in Chun and his fellow eleventh class military academy graduates such as Major General Roh Tae-woo and Major General Jeong Ho-yong taking control of the Korean military. Films The Genealogy Police Story The Rain at Night Water Lady Births 3 January - Kim E-Z, singer 10 January - Lee Hyori, singer 7 January - Ha Jae-sook, actress 12 January - Lee Bo-young, actress 20 January - Choo Ja-hyun, actress 21 January - Byung-hyun Kim, baseball player 30 January - Nam Hyun-joon, dancer 8 February - MC Sniper, musical artist 16 February - Eric Mun, rapper 21 February - Lee Hee-jin, singer and actress 11 March - Jung Yong-hoon, footballer 29 March - Park Si-yeon, actress 6 April - H-Eugene, rapper 10 July - Gong Yoo, actor 13 July - Lee Jai-jin, musician 28 July - Lee Min-woo, singer 7 August - Kim Jae-duck, singer 4 September - MC Mong, rapper 10 September - MayBee, singer 24 September - Kim Jong-min, singer 10 October - Kangta, singer 2 November - Skull, singer 21 November - Kim Dong-wan, singer and actor 27 November - Shin Hye-sung, singer-songwriter 28 November - Daniel Henney, actor Deaths October 26 - President Park Chung Hee, 61 (assassinated) See also List of South Korean films of 1979 References 1979 in South Korea Category:Years of the 20th century in South Korea Category:1970s in South Korea South Korea