2008 in South Korea
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Events in the year 2008 in South Korea.
Incumbents
- President:
- Roh Moo-hyun (until February 25),
- Lee Myung-bak (starting February 25)
- Prime Minister:
- Han Myeong-sook (until 29 February),
- Han Seung-soo (starting 29 February)
Governors
- Gyeonggi: Kim Moon-soo
- Gangwon: Kim Jin-sun
- North Chungcheong: Chung Woo-taik
- South Chungcheong: Lee Wan-koo
- North Jeolla: Kim Wan-ju
- South Jeolla: Park Jun-young
- North Gyeongsang: Kim Kwan-yong
- South Gyeongsang: Kim Tae-ho
- Jeju: Kim Tae-hwan
Events
February
- 2008 Namdaemun fire broke out on February 10.[1]
March
- 2008 Asian Wrestling Championships were held in Jeju City from March 18 to 23.[2]
April
- 2008 Asian Judo Championships were held from April 26 to 27. South Korea had two gold medalists, six silver medalists, and 4 Bronze medalists.[3]
May
July
- 52nd Miss Korea 2008 was a beauty pageant. It was held on July 8, 2008 at Sejong Center.[4]
August
- South Korea competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in August. The country had participants that won a total of 31 medals.[5]
October
- South Korea participated in the 2008 Asian Beach Games, which took place from October 8 to 26.[6]
- October 28: Nonhyeon-dong massacre
November
December
- Nayoung Case
- The 23rd Golden Disk Awards were held December 10, 2008. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.[7][8][9]
- December 13: The first China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit is held in Fukuoka, Japan.
- December 25: The finalists of the Korean Astronaut Program are selected.
Films
Television
Sport
Births
- 11 November – Lee Hyo-song, professional golfer[10]
See also
References
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- ↑ "Yonhap News Agency". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ↑ "Results" (PDF). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ↑ "Asian Judo Championships Results". bbweb-arena.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "55주년 맞이하는 글로벌 뷰티 이벤트 Miss Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ "Olympics Sports Medals - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN". Archived from the original on August 12, 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ↑ "Olympic Council of Asia: Games". Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ↑ "쿠키뉴스". 쿠키뉴스 (in Korean). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ↑ "장윤정, 4회 연속 골든디스크 트로트상 수상" (in Korean). 12 December 2008.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120318205717/http://www.sportsseoul.com/news2/entertain/hotentertain/2008/1211/20081211101040100000000_6342917269.html. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Hyosong Lee|JLPGA|The Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan". The Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-06-16.
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