The following lists events that happened in 2015 in South Korea.
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| See also: | Other events of 2015 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 2015 in North Korea | ||||
IncumbentsEdit
- President: Park Geun-hye
- Prime Minister:
- until 16 February: Chung Hong-won
- 16 February-27 April: Lee Wan-koo
- 27 April-18 June: Choi Kyoung-hwan
- starting 18 June: Hwang Kyo-ahn
EventsEdit
JanuaryEdit
- 5 January - South Korea announces that it will repatriate the remains of Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers killed in the Korean War.[1]
FebruaryEdit
- 27 February - A shooting occurs in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi.
MarchEdit
- 5 March - A knife-wielding assailant injures the American ambassador to South Korea, Mark W. Lippert, in the South Korean capital city of Seoul. Authorities report that the injuries on his face and wrist are not life-threatening.[2]
MayEdit
- 20 May - The beginning of the Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak
JuneEdit
- A drought occurs in South Korea and neighboring country North Korea.
JulyEdit
- 1 July - A bus accident in Ji'an, China results in the death of 10 Koreans and the Chinese bus driver.
SeptemberEdit
- 9 September - The Dolgorae sinks near Chuja Island.
FilmEdit
MusicEdit
DeathsEdit
- 22 February - Kim Kyung-roul, South Korean billiards player (b. 1980)