2011 in South Korea

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Events in the year 2011 in South Korea.

Incumbents

Aerial view of Pyeongchang

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]

^ BBC News - North and South Korea military talks 'break down'
^ Frearson, Amy. "South Korea's tallest skyscraper opens – three years after completion". dezeen.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
^ "New Pledge of Allegiance to Reflect Growing Multiculturalism". The Chosun Ilbo. South Korea. April 18, 2011. Archived from the original on April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2011. The military has decided to omit the word 'minjok,' which refers to the Korean race, from the oath of enlistment for officers and soldiers, and replace it with 'the citizen.' The measure reflects the growing number of foreigners who gain Korean citizenship and of children from mixed marriages entering military service.
^ "Pyeongchang named as host city for 2018 Winter Olympics". the Guardian. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ "Brawl Busters". VillageGamer. Retrieved January 4, 2011.