2011 in South Korea

Events in the year 2011 in South Korea.

Incumbents

2011 South Korean University Tuition Crisis
January 18Ã¢ÂÂ21: Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden
February 9: The first military talks with North Korea in months abruptly end with the North walking out.
March: The Posco Tower-Songdo in the Songdo International Business District, South Korea is completed. It surpasses the previous record holder for being South Korea's tallest, the Samsung Tower Palace G.
March 2: 2011 Gyeongryeolbi island fishing incident
April: The South Korean armed forces adopts a new oath of enlistment for its servicemen, as the previous version contained racialist overtones.
April 27: The first of 2 South Korean by-elections
April 27: Naneun Ggomsuda debuted.
July 6: The International Olympic Committee awards the 2018 Winter Olympics to Pyeongchang.
July 25Ã¢ÂÂ28: 2011 Seoul floods
July 28: Asiana Airlines Flight 991
August 24: 2011 Seoul Free Lunch referendum
September 15: 2011 South Korea blackout
November 29: The Korean Labor Unions Confederation is founded.
October 26: The 2nd by-election and the accompanying DDoS attacks
December 12: 2011 Incheon fishing incident
December 15: Brawl Busters video game is released.