1979 in South Korea

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See also:	Other events of 1979 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 1979 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 - South Korean presidential election, 1979, confirms former prime minister Choi Kyu-hah as the new president.^[1]
• December 12 - Coup d'état of December Twelfth: Lieutenant General Chun Doo-hwan, commander of the Security Command,^[2][3] 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

• January 12 - Lee Bo-young
• March 11 - Jung Yong-hoon

Deaths

• October 26 - President Park Chung-hee, 61 (assassinated)

References

1. Asia Watch Committee (1986). Human Rights in Korea. p. 31
2. http://news.donga.com/3//20081119/8659656/1
3. http://alldic.nate.com/search/endic.html?search_select2=on&category=&cm=c&q=%BA%B8%BE%C8%BB%E7%B7%C9%BA%CE