1980 in South Korea

none 1980 South Korea 20th century 21st century Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg 80px Other events in 1980Years in South KoreaTimeline of Korean history1980 in North Korea thumb|Miss Universe Parade (Gwanghwamun, June 29, 1980) Events from the year 1980 in South Korea. Incumbents President: Choi Kyu-hah (until 16 August), Chun Doo-hwan (starting 1 September) Prime Minister: until 22 May: Shin Hyun-hwak 22 May-2 September: Pak Choong-hoon starting 2 September: Nam Duck-woo Events May 17 - Coup d'état of May Seventeenth: General Chun Doo-hwan forces the Cabinet to extend martial law to the whole nation.May, The Triumph of Democracy. Ed. Shin Bok-jin, Hwang Chong-gun, Kim Jun-tae, Na Kyung-taek, Kim Nyung-man, Ko Myung-jin. Gwangju: May 18 Memorial Foundation, 2004. May 18–27 - Gwangju massacre: Up to 165 people are killed when a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju is crushed by the South Korean army.http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=001&aid=0001001551 5월단체, "5.18 관련 사망자 606명" Korean Yonhap News Agency 2005-05-13 2013-05-25 May 20 - Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo order the National Assembly of Korea to be dissolved, using troops to enforce the order. July 8- Miss Universe 1980 August 27 - Chun Doo-hwan is elected President of South Korea by the "National Conference for Unification".http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/116919/Chun-Doo-Hwan Chun Doo Hwan Encyclopædia Britannica 2009 2 November 2009 Films Fine Windy Day The Hidden Hero Neumi Painful Maturity Son of Man The Last Witness A Taxi Driver Births 15 January - Sam Oh, TV host and radio DJ based in the Philippines 13 February - Lee Sang-woo, actor 22 February - Kang Sung-hoon, singer 28 February - Bada, singer-songwriter, actress and TV host 4 March - Jeong Da-bin, actress (d. 2007) 13 March - Kim Nam-gil, actor, film producer, director, singer 20 March - Ock Joo-hyun, singer and actress 21 March - Lee Jin, singer and actress 29 March - Kim Tae-hee, actress 4 April - Gong Hyo-jin, actress 5 April - Lee Jae-won, DJ and singer 9 April - Lee Yo-won, actress 4 May Park Jong-Jin, footballer Jang Geum-young, sport shooterGeumyoung JANG - Olympic Republic of Korea https://www.olympic.org/geumyoung-jang International Olympic Committee 3 May 2019 en 10 April 2017 7 May - Kim Nam-soon, archerNam-Soon KIM - Olympic Archery Republic of Korea https://www.olympic.org/nam-soon-kim-1 International Olympic Committee 11 April 2019 en 20 June 2016 8 July - Yang Tae-Young, gymnast 19 August - Jun Jin, singer and actor 16 November - Lee Eun-ju, actress 7 December - Choi Jung-in, singer 19 December - Verbal Jint, musician, rapper and record producer 21 December - Jung Ryeo-won, actress 26 December - Jo Jung-seok, actor Deaths May 24 - Kim Jae-gyu, South Korean Army Lieutenant General, director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, and assassin of President Park Chung-hee (born 1926; executed by hanging)Alton David https://books.google.com/books?id=eTWqpOOXI_QC&dq=execution+of+Kim_Jae-gyu&pg=PA28 Building Bridges: Is There Hope for North Korea? Chidley Rob 2013 Lion Books 978-0-7459-5598-8 en See also List of South Korean films of 1980 References 1980 Category:Years of the 20th century in South Korea South Category:1980s in South Korea South Korea South Korea