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South Korea in 1980

Historical records for South Korea in 1980, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records

7Events

6Named people

0Places

1Categories

Historical records

Other Events

1980Constitution of South KoreaChun Du-Hwan

Government / Government of South Korea

The army regains power & a new Constitution in October centralizes the state

1980Foreign Secretary of South KoreaChoi Kwang Soo

Government / Government of South Korea

Appointed Foreign Minister

1980GeneralChun Du-Hwan

Government / Government of South Korea

The army regains power & a new Constitution in October centralizes the state

1980Home Secretary of South KoreaKim Chong Hoh

Government / Government of South Korea

Appointed Minister of Home Affairs

1980President of South KoreaChun Doo Hwan

Government / Government of South Korea

Appointed President of Korea

1980Prime Minister of South KoreaLho Shin Yong

Government / Government of South Korea

Appointed Prime Minister of Korea

1980Secretary of State for DefenceLee Ki Baek

Government / Government of South Korea

Appointed Minister of Defence

Names involved

Choi Kwang SooChun Doo HwanChun Du-HwanKim Chong HohLee Ki BaekLho Shin Yong

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.