Events from the year 1946 in
South Korea
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Incumbents
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Military governor
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** Archer L. Lerch
Events
September
Korean general strike of September 1946
October
1946 South Korean legislative election
Elections to the were held in South Korea in October 1946.
Background
The establishment of the Interim Legislative Assembly was announced by Archer L. Lerch of the United States Army Military Government on 1 July 1946.Jinwung Kim (2012) ''A H ...
was held.
[Jinwung Kim (2012) ''A History of Korea: From "Land of the Morning Calm" to States in Conflict'', Indiana University Press, p375]
October 1-
Autumn Uprising of 1946
November
Standing Committee of the Workers' Party of South Korea was elected in November.
Births
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Song Dae-kwan
Song Dae-kwan (, June 2, 1946 – February 7, 2025) was a South Korean trot singer. He often appeared on the KBS 1TV '' Golden Oldies''.
Early life and education
Song was born in 1946 in what was then Jeolla Province, now North Jeolla Provinc ...
See also
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List of Korean films of 1919–1948
This is a chronological list of films produced in Korea while it was part of Japan (ie until August 15, 1945) as well as the united country of Korea before it officially became divided in September 1948 (ie from August 15, 1945 until September 9 ...
References
Bibliography
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{{Year in Asia, 1946
1946 in South Korea
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Years of the 20th century in South Korea
1940s in South Korea
South Korea
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