1969 in South Korea

Events from the year 1969 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• President: Park Chung-hee
• Prime Minister: Chung Il-kwon

Events

• August 8 – MBC Television officially launched service to nationwide.
• December 3 – End of Korean DMZ Conflict
• December 11 – Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking

Births

• 8 August - Song Sung-il, Greco-Roman wrestler (d. 1995)
• 14 September - Bong Joon-ho, director and screenwriter
• 29 September - Cho Youn-jeong, archer
• 6 October - Hyun Jung-hwa, table tennis player

See also

• List of South Korean films of 1969
• Years in Japan
• Years in North Korea

References