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1988 in South Korea

Events from the year 1988 in South Korea.

Incumbents

President: Chun Doo-hwan (until 24 February), Roh Tae-woo (starting 24 February)
Prime Minister:
until 25 February: Kim Chung-yul
25 February-2 March: Lee Hyun-jae (acting)
2 March-5 December: Lee Hyun-jae
starting 5 December: Kang Young-hoon

Events

September 17 - October 2 – 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul.

Births

January 7 - Lim Ju-eun, actress
January 15 - Jun. K, vocalist (2PM)
February 3 - Cho Kyuhyun, singer and actor
February 16 - Kim Soo-hyun actor
February 18 Ã¢ÂÂ Changmin, singer, songwriter and occasional actor
February 20 - Ki Bo-bae, archer
March 10 - Kang In-soo, singer
March 12 - Kim Ji-yeon, fencer
April 1 - Jung Hae-in, actor
April 8 - Kim Myung-sung, baseball player
April 14 - Kim Shin-wook, footballer
April 24 - Jinri Park, model, DJ and actress based in the Philippines
April 25 - Dasuri Choi, dancer and entertainer based in the Philippines
May 18 - Taeyang, singer and dancer
May 24 - Jeon Yeong-Eun, athlete
July 1 - Sun So-eun, swimmer
July 12 - Inbee Park, golfer
August 8 - Kim Min-jeong, judoka
August 18 - G-Dragon, singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer
September 6 - Kim On-a, handball player

Deaths

September 18 - Heo Jeong, politician and Korean independence activist (b. 1896)

See also

References