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2006 in South Korea 
Summary
Events from the year 2006 in South Korea.
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| See also: | Other events in 2006 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 2006 in North Korea | ||||
Incumbents edit
- President: Roh Moo-hyun[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Lee Hae-chan (until 14 March),
- Han Myeong-sook (starting 14 March)
Events edit
- March 1–4: South Korean railroad strike of 2006
- March 14: 2006 South Korean prime minister elections
- April: The Saemangeum Seawall is completed
- April 20: Han Myeong Sook becomes prime minister of South Korea, replacing Lee Hae-chan
- May 12: The Korean Paralympic Committee is founded.
- May 31: 2006 South Korean local elections
- July 10: The Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board is formed.
- July 21: 43rd Grand Bell Awards
- November 25: 2006 Mnet Asian Music Awards
- December 31: 2006 KBS Drama Awards
Sport edit
Film edit
Births edit
- January 16 - Lim Hyeon-seob, - footballer
- January 20 - Jin Tae-ho, - footballer
- January 26 - Jang Kyu-jin, singer
- January 27 - Kim Su-an, actress
- February 1 - Yu Byeong-heon, footballer
- March 2 - Kang Min-woo, footballer
- March 12 - Lee Re, child actress
- March 12 - Lee Chang-woo, footballer
- March 20 - Kim Min-sung, footballer
- March 21 - Kim Myung-jun, footballer
- April 6 - Park Jun-min, footballer
- April 11 - Go Jong-hyeon, footballer
- April 15 - Na Yeong-hoon, footballer
- April 16 - Yang Min-hyuk, footballer
- May 3 - Cha Je-hoon, footballer
- June 18 - Kwak Seong-hoon, footballer
- June 20 - Hwang Ji-sung, footballer
- June 23 - Lee Chae-mi, actress
- August 14 - Kal So-won, actress
- August 27 - Kang Ju-hyeok, footballer
- September 12 - Kim Beom-hwan, footballer
- September 25 - Oh Joo-an, footballer
- September 29 - Hong Seong-min, footballer
- October 10 - Yoon Ki-wok, footballer
- October 28 - Yoon Do-yeong, footballer
- November 17 - Kim Yoo-rae, footballer
- November 29 - Baek In-woo, footballer
Deaths edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Roh Moo-Hyun | president of South Korea". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 January 2020.