1951 in South Korea

← 1950 1949 1948 1951 in South Korea → 1952 1953 1954
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events in 1951 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 1951 in North Korea

Events from the year 1951 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• President: Rhee Syng-man
• Vice President: Yi Si-yeong (until 9 May), Kim Seong-su (starting 17 May)
• Prime Minister: Chang Myon

Events

• Korean War
• January 4th:January–Fourth Retreat
• February 9th:Geochang massacre

Births

• Bae Yong-kyun, film director
• Chung Mong-joon, Korean businessman and politician
• Kim Ja-ok, Korean actress (d. 2014)

Deaths

• Soh Jaipil, Korean-American political activist and physician who was a noted champion of the Korean independence movement (b.1864)
• Kim Dong-in, Korean novelist (b. 1900)

See also

• List of South Korean films of 1951
• Years in Japan
• Years in North Korea