Events from the year 1946 in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

United States Army Military Government in Korea The United States Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK) was the official ruling body of the Southern half of the Korean Peninsula from 8 September 1945 to 15 August 1948. The country during this period was plagued with political and eco ...

* Military Governor: ** Archer L. Lerch (starting December 1945) **

William F. Dean William Frishe Dean Sr. (August 1, 1899August 24, 1981) was a United States Army Major general (United States), major general during World War II and the Korean War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 20 and 21, 1950, during ...

(starting October 1947)

Events

September

Korean general strike of September 1946

October

1946 South Korean legislative election 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 The 10.1 Daegu Uprising of 1946 (hangul: 대구 10·1 사건; hanja: 大邱 10·1 事件) in Korea was a peasant uprising throughout the southern provinces of Korea against the policies of the United States Army Military Government in Korea headed ...

November

Standing Committee of the Workers' Party of South Korea The 1st Standing Committee of the Workers' Party of South Korea (WPSK) was elected at the 1st WPSK Congress held in November 1946. It consisted of 14 members and remained active until the merger of WPSK and the Workers' Party of North Korea on 30 ...

was elected in November.

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* {{Year in Asia, 1946 1946 in South Korea

Years of the 20th century in South Korea 1940s in South Korea