1957 in South Korea

← 1956 1955 1954 1957 in South Korea → 1958 1959 1960
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events in 1957 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 1957 in North Korea

Events from the year 1957 in South Korea . This was a year of relative prosperity after the Korean War.

Incumbents

• President: Rhee Syng-man
• Vice President: Chang Myon

Events

Main article: 1957

Births

• June 2 - Djong Victorin Yu
• April 5 - Insooni ^[1]
• April 7 - Kim Kap-soo, Kim Soo-chul
• November 6 - Kim Ki-taek

Death

• October 10-Choe Nam-seon ^[2]

See also

• List of South Korean films of 1957
• Years in Japan
• Years in North Korea

References

1. "'I don't want to be forgotten': Insooni". The Korea Herald. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
2. "Choe Nam-sun's life and his love of nation - The Korea Times". www.koreatimes.co.kr. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2025.