1969 in South Korea

Events from the year 1969 in South Korea.

← 1968 1967 1966 1969 in South Korea → 1970 1971 1972
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events in 1969 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 1969 in North 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