2009 in South Korea

2009
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South Korea

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Events from the year 2009 in South Korea.

Incumbents

Events

January

  • January 20 – The outbreak of bloodshed between police and residents in Yongsan.
  • January 24 – Kang Ho-sun, serial killer of murdering 17 people, was arrested.
  • January 31 – Open the all area of Gyeongbokgung to the public.

February

  • February 10 – A fire at the Hwawang Mountain during the burning flame grass festival, killed 4 people and 60 wounded.
  • February 25 – The key issues of new media laws are brought to the table.

March

  • March 24 – Korea national baseball team lost in the 2009 World Baseball Classic final with a 3–5.
  • March 29 – Kim Yuna set a new world record total of 207.71 as well as winning her first World Figure Skating Championships title.
  • March 31 – An KF-16 fighter jet crashes to the Yellow Sea. However, the pilot escaped and survived.


May

  • May 4 – A South Korean Navy destroyer rescues a North Korean cargo ship from Somali pirates.
  • May 14 – The South Korean Navy destroyer Mummu the Great and the U.S. Navy cruiser Gettysburg capture 17 suspected Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
  • May 18 – The third summit of Large Cities Climate Leadership Group was held in Seoul until May 21.
  • May 21 – Supreme Court recognized a death with dignity.
  • May 23 – Former President Roh Moo-hyun commits suicide.
  • May 25 – North Korea announces that it has conducted a second successful nuclear test in the province of North Hamgyong. The United Nations Security Council condemns the reported test.[1]
  • May 29 – Former President Roh Moo-hyun was given a state funeral.

June

July

  • July 7 – July 2009 cyber attacks.
  • July 15 – Seoul–Chuncheon Expressway was opened.
  • July 22 – New Media special law was authoritatively passed.
  • July 24 – Seoul Subway Line 9 was opened.
  • July 28 – Chinese border police seize 70 kilograms of Vanadium metal bound for North Korea, a material used to manufacture missile components. 200,000RMB of the metal was seized at the Dandong border between China and North Korea.[4]
  • July 31 – Dongui Bogam have been registered as a UNESCO Memory of the World Programme.

August

September

  • September 6 – South Korea asks North Korea to explain a sudden discharge of dam water which left six people dead or missing across the border.
  • September 26 – Families separated meet at the Mount Kumgang resort, North Korea.

October

  • October 12 – Korea established their second Ocean Research Station in Gageo Reef.
  • October 19 – Incheon Bridge was opened.
  • October 24 – Kia Tigers won the 2009 KBO season and 2009 Korean Series, which is the first double victory since 1997.[6]
  • October 28 – The main opposition Democratic Party wins three out of five seats in by-elections in South Korea.

November

December

Birth

Deaths

Sidewalk memorial for Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun set up across the street from Seoul City Hall on July 10, 2009.
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See also

References

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