2011 in South Korea
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Events in the year 2011 in South Korea.
- President: Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea (2008–2013)
- Prime Minister: Kim Hwang-sik, Prime Minister of South Korea (2010–2013)
Events
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- 2011 South Korean University Tuition Crisis
- January 18–21: Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden
- February 9: The first military talks with North Korea in months abruptly end with the North walking out.[1]
- March: The Posco Tower-Songdo in the Songdo International Business District, South Korea is completed. It surpasses the previous record holder for being South Korea's tallest, the Samsung Tower Palace G.[2]
- March 2: 2011 Gyeongryeolbi island fishing incident
- April: The South Korean armed forces adopts a new oath of enlistment for its servicemen, as the previous version contained racialist overtones.[3]
- April 27: The first of 2 South Korean by-elections
- April 27: Naneun Ggomsuda debuted.
- July 6: The International Olympic Committee awards the 2018 Winter Olympics to Pyeongchang.[4]
- July 25–28: 2011 Seoul floods
- July 28: Asiana Airlines Flight 991
- August 24: 2011 Seoul Free Lunch referendum
- September 15: 2011 South Korea blackout
- November 29: The Korean Labor Unions Confederation is founded.
- October 26: The 2nd by-election and the accompanying DDoS attacks
- December 12: 2011 Incheon fishing incident
- December 15: Brawl Busters video game is released.[5]
