1948 in South Korea

none 1948 South Korea 20th century 21st century Flag of South Korea (1948–1949).svg 80px Other events in 1948Years in South KoreaTimeline of Korean history1948 in North Korea Events from the year 1948 in South Korea. Incumbents United States Army Military Government in Korea Military governor: William F. Dean (until 15 August) Republic of Korea President: Syngman Rhee (starting 15 August) Vice President: Yi Si-yeong (starting 24 July) Prime Minister: Yi Pom-sok (starting 31 July) Events August 1945 – 1948 – Due to Korea being under Japanese rule during World War II, Korea was considered an Axis belligerent against the Allies. The surrender of Japan led to the division of Korea into southern and northern occupation zones. The southern being administered by the United States and the area north of the 38th parallel being administered by the Soviet Union. The division was to be temporary and was meant to return a unified Korea back to its people after the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and China could implement a single government for Korea. Due to differing opinions between the two parties on the implementation of Joint Trusteeship over Korea, two separate governments were established in 1948 with two opposing ideologies; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the First Republic of Korea – both claiming to be the legitimate government of the entire Korean peninsula.https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/34516/korean-war-conflict-1948-1953#:~:text=In%201948%2C%20the%20United%20Nations,claimed%20sovereignty%20over%20all%20Korea. Korean War conflict, 1948–1953 January 7-UNCOK visits South Korea.https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1948010700329201001&officeId=00032 歡迎(환영) 獨立朝鮮誕生(독입조선탄생)의前夜(전야) January 30 - South Korea sends ski athletes for the 1948 Winter Olympics.https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1948013000209201001&officeId=00020 유엔朝鮮委員會(조선위원회) 金性洙氏(김성수씨)와協議(협의) 長時間意見交換(장시간의견교환) 第四次(제사차) February 7 - United strike against the UNCOK, now known as the 2/7 incident happened.http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0046306 이칠총파업(二七總罷業) February 26 - United Nations resolved that the votes will go on only in South Korea.https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1948022600239101017&officeId=00023 小總會(소총회)의朝鮮問題討議本格化(조선문제토의본격화) March – land reform is enacted as a short-term measure to cease the spread of Communist influence in the U.S. zone driven by the Communist threat and expanding land redistribution in North Korea in the spring of 1946.Inhan Kim Land reform in South Korea under the U.S. Military Occupation, 1945–1948 Journal of Cold War Studies 18 2 97–129 Spring 2016 10.1162/JCWS_a_00639 April 3rd-Jeju uprising. An uprising led by communist Kim Dalsam occurred against the South Korean Interim Government (SKIG) on Cheju-do (Jejudo) Island in South Korea. Government policemen fired at the demonstrators on Cheju-do (Jejudo) Island; communist rebels attacked 12 police stations in response, which resulted in approximately 50 government policemen fatalities.https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/south-korea-1948-present/ South Korea (1948–present) May 10th – First general election held in a democratic manner under the United Nations' "supervision to elect the 198 members of the National Assembly".https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A493636953/AONE?u=umd_umuc&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=fb0fa745 East Asian History and Culture Review Legislative elections were held in South Korea in a U.S.-administered territory. In the National Assembly, independent candidates won 85 out of 200 seats. The National Alliance for the Rapid Realization of Korean Independence (NARRKI), led by Syngman Rhee, won 55 seats while the Korea Democratic Party (KDP) won 29 seats. The legislative elections, however, were boycotted by left-wing political groups. About 30 United Nations observers watched the elections from May 7 to May 11, 1948. About 400 U.S. military officers and government officials also watched the elections. There were approximately 600 fatalities in election-related violence between March and May 1948.https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/south-korea-1948-present/ South Korea (1948–present) July-National Assembly enacted a Constitution; Rhee Syngman and Yi Si-Yeong (independence fighters) elected as South Korea's first President and Vice President.https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A493636953/AONE?u=umd_umuc&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=fb0fa745 East Asian History and Culture Review August 12, 1948 – March 21, 1949 – John J. Muccio served as a United States Special Representative to Korea.https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/south-korea-1948-present/ South Korea (1948–present) August 15 – Republic of Korea (ROK) was formally established as a liberal democracy. This inherited the legitimacy of the PGK. The United Nations recognized the ROK as the only legitimate government in Korea.https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A493636953/AONE?u=umd_umuc&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=fb0fa745 East Asian History and Culture Review The Provisional Military Advisory Group (PMAG) is established by the U.S. government which "consisted of 100 U.S. military advisers commanded by Brigadier General William Lynn Roberts to train the South Korean military."https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/south-korea-1948-present/ South Korea (1948–present) September 9, 1948 – Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was proclaimed as a communist country; Kim Il-sung, (officer in the Soviet Russian Army) became the President.https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A493636953/AONE?u=umd_umuc&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=fb0fa745 East Asian History and Culture Review 1948 – 1954 – regime of Syngman Rhee was responsible for at least 200,000 deaths through political murder and massacre; about 30,000 of those were killed due to the suppression brought upon by the Cheju Rebellion.https://www.korea.net/AboutKorea/History/Transition-Democracy-Transformation-Economic-Powerhouse Transition to a democracy and transformation into an economic powerhouse Births February 2 – Kwon Yang-sook, First lady of South Korea March 26 – Kyung Wha Chung, Korean violinist May 5 – Kim Hoon, Korean novelist June 14 – Do-ol, Korean philosopher July 28 – Song Min-soon, politician August 26 – Jeon Tae-il, Korean worker's right activist (d. 1970) September 14 – Chung Mong-hun, Korean businessman (d. 2003) Deaths November 16-Min Yeong-chan:Korean politician. Also was an official during the Japanese colonial days.http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Index?contents_id=E0020204 민영찬(閔泳瓚) December 10-Na Hye-sok:Korean painter See also List of South Korean films of 1948 Years in Japan Years in North Korea References 1948 in 1948 in Palestine (disambiguation) South Korea Category:Years of the 20th century in South Korea Category:1940s in South Korea South Korea