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Events of 2019 in South Korea.

• President:Moon Jae-in
• Prime Minister:Lee Nak-yeon

• April 3 –2019 South Korean by-elections
• April 11 – A court rules 7–2 that a 1953 ban on abortion must be lifted.^[1]
• July 1 – Japan announces tightening of high-tech exports to South Korea, thus begin thetrade dispute between the two countries.^[2]
• August 22 –South Korea announces that it will scrap itsGeneral Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with Japan. The agreement had been due for automatic renewal on this month.^[3]
• August 28 –South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls in theUnited States ambassador to South Korea,Harry B. Harris Jr., to tone down the United States' public criticism ofSouth Korea's decision not to renew itsGeneral Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with Japan.^[4][5]
• August 29 – The United States Ambassador toSouth Korea,Harry B. Harris Jr., is absent from theDMZ International Forum on the Peace Economy. And a reservist soldiers' Korean Veterans Association cancels Harris Jr.'s speech for the association's event. He attends the grand opening of aShake Shack branch inJongno,Seoul.^[6][7] The firstShake Shack in South Korea was opened in theGangnam District ofSeoul on July 22, 2016.^[8]

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• January 28 –Kim Bok-dong, South-Korean women's rights activist (b. 1926).^[9]
• April 7 –Cho Yang-ho, South Korean businessman (b. 1949).^[10]
• April 21 - Gu Bon-im (February 2, 1969 – April 21, 2019): A film and theater actor, she died at the age of 50 due to nasopharyngeal cancer.^{[citation needed]}
• June 10 –Lee Hee-ho, South Korean peace activist, 15thFirst Lady of South Korea (b. 1922).^[11]
• June 29 –Jeon Mi-seon, South Korean actress (b. 1970).^[12]
• July 16 –Chung Doo-un, South Korean politician (b. 1957).^[13]
• July 24 –Hwang Byungsng, Korean poet
• July 24 –Nam Gi-nam, Korean film director
• August 30 –Park Taesun, South Korean writer
• September 9 –Kim Seong-hwan, South Korean artist and cartoonist, notable for having created and perpetuated the longest-running comic strip in Korea.
• September 21 –Woo Hye-mi, Korean singer
• October 14 –Sulli, South Korean singer and actress (b. 1994)^[14]
• November 24 –Goo Hara, South Korean singer and actress (b. 1991)
• December 3 –Cha In-ha, South Korean actor (b.1992)
• December 9 –Kim Woo-jung. South Korean businessman who was the founder and chairman of the Daewoo Group
• December 14 –Koo Cha-kyung, South Korean business executive

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