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Events from the year 2003 in South Korea.
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Incumbents
- President:
- Kim Dae-jung (until 24 February),
- Roh Moo-hyun (starting 24 February)[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Kim Suk-soo (until 26 February),
- Goh Kun (starting 26 February)[2]
Events
- January 11: DPRK withdraws from the NPT (Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons deal) rising nuclear tensions between the nations
- February 18: Daegu subway fire: 192 people die when an arsonist sets fire to a subway train.[3]
- February 26: Goh Kun becomes prime minister of South Korea, replacing Kim Suk-soo[2]
- May 10: The Seoul National University Bundang Hospital begins its first treatment.
- September 12: Typhoon Maemi[4]
- November 27: 2003 Mnet Asian Music Awards
- December: The Face Shop is founded.
Sports
- The Korea National League is founded.
- 2003 Asian Judo Championships held in Jeju City
- 2003 Asian Cycling Championships
- 2003 Summer Universiade
- South Korea at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
- World Cyber Games 2003
- 2003 K League
- 2003 K2 League
- 2003 Korean FA Cup
- 2003 Peace Cup
Film
Births
- January 25 - Kangmin, singer
- February 25 - Haewon, singer
- May 20 - Jeon Min-seo, actress
- May 20 - Kim Yong-hak, footballer
- May 23 - Lee Young-jun, footballer
- June 14 - Seeun, singer
- June 24 - Sunoo, singer
- August 13 - Tang Jun-sang, Korean-Malaysian actor
- September 1 - An Yu-jin, singer
- December 9 - Yuna, singer, dancer and rapper
Deaths
See also
References
- ^ "CNN.com - Where S. Korea's new president stands - Feb. 24, 2003". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ a b Nahm, Andrew C.; Hoare, James E.; Hoare, James (2004). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea. Scarecrow Press. pp. lii and 301. ISBN 978-0-8108-4949-5.
- ^ Chan, Wing-Cheong (12 September 2007). Support for Victims of Crime in Asia. Routledge. pp. 67–177. ISBN 978-1-134-07711-3.
- ^ Kang, See-Whan; Jun, Ki-Cheon; Park, Kwang-Soon; Han, Sung-Dae (28 May 2009). "Storm Surge Hindcasting of Typhoon Maemi in Masan Bay, Korea". Marine Geodesy. 32 (2): 218–232. doi:10.1080/01490410902869581. ISSN 0149-0419. S2CID 129936975.
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