1946 in South Korea

← 1945 1944 1943 1946 in South Korea → 1947 1948 1949
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1946 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history

Events from the year 1946 in South Korea .

Incumbents

• Military governor:
  • Archer L. Lerch ^[1]

People's Republic of Korea

• President: Syngman Rhee (until 1946)
• Chairman of the National People's Representative Conference: Lyuh Woon-hyung (until 1946)

Events

September

Korean general strike of September 1946 ^[2]

October

1946 South Korean legislative election was held. ^[3]

October 1-Autumn Uprising of 1946 ^[4]

November

Standing Committee of the Workers' Party of South Korea was elected in November. ^[5]

Births

• Song Dae-kwan

See also

• List of Korean films of 1919–1948

References

1. "MAJ. GEN. A.L. LERCH DIES IN KOREA AT 53; U.S. Military Governor Since December, 1945, Succumbs to a Heart Attack". The New York Times. 11 September 1947.
2. Millett, A. (2005). The war for Korea, 1945–1950 : A house burning. Lawrence, Kan.: University Press of Kansas. p. Kindle location 428–492. ISBN   978-0-7006-2185-9.
3. Jinwung Kim (2012) A History of Korea: From "Land of the Morning Calm" to States in Conflict, Indiana University Press, p375
4. "[Editorial] We must properly understand and define the 1946 Daegu uprising". Hankyoreh. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
5. Suh 1988, p. 318.

Bibliography

• Suh, Dae-sook (1988). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. ISBN   0231065736.