2013 in South Korea
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Events in the year 2013 in South Korea.
- President
- Lee Myung-bak (2008-2013)
- Park Geun-hye (2013-2017)
- Prime Minister
- Kim Hwang-sik (2010-2013)
- Jung Hong-won (2013–2015)
Events
January
- 5 January – Saemaeul-ho Push-pull car was retired after 25 years in operation.
- 30 January – South Korea successfully launches its first satellite from domestic soil, using the Naro-1 rocket.[1]
February
- 22 February – An appellate court sentences Kim Myeong-soo to six months’ imprisonment, with a two year suspension, under the National Security Law.[2]
March
- 20 March – 2013 South Korea cyberattack[3]
May
- 5 May – Namdaemun Gate reopens
- 28 May – The government suspends two nuclear reactors, and extends the shutdown of a third, after discovering safety cables supplied with forged certificates.[4]
June
- 13 June – BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) debuted."No More Dream" is the song that was first staged by Bangtan boys.
July
- 21 July – The Labor Party is founded.
August
- 29 August – The Busan International Comedy Festival is founded.[5]
- 2013 South Korean sabotage plot[6]
- The Arbeit Workers Union is founded.
September
- 16 September – North and South Korea agree to reopen the Kaesong Industrial Complex, and to restore a cross-border hotline.[1]
November
- 21 November – Park Jeong-geun is sentenced to 10 months’ imprisonment, with a two year suspension, under the National Security Law.[2]
