The following lists events in the year 2021 in South Korea.
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Incumbents
edit- President: Moon Jae-in (assumed office from May 10, 2017)
- Prime Minister:
- Chung Sye-kyun (until April 16, 2021)
- Hong Nam-ki (until May 14, 2021)
- Kim Boo-kyum (from May 14, 2021)
Events
edit- April 7 – 2021 South Korean by-elections.
- April 13 – South Korean government protested and regretted the Japanese cabinet decision to dump radioactive water of the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.[1]
- December 24 – The South Korean government pardons former president Park Geun-hye due to deteriorating health, also exonerating the first female prime minister Han Myeong-sook.[2]
Deaths
edit- January 5 – Kim Tschang-yeul, 91, South Korean painter.[3]
- April 27 – Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, 89, South Korean cardinal.[4]
References
edit- ^ 나, 운채 (2021-04-13). "정부, 日 후쿠시마 오염수 방류에 "일방적 조치…강한 유감"" [The South Korean government express regret to Japan's unilateral decision to dump treated radioactive water]. JoongAng Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14.
구 실장은 "일본 정부의 이번 결정은 주변국가의 안전과 해양 환경에 위험을 초래할 뿐만 아니라 최인접국인 우리나라와 충분한 협의 및 양해 과정 없이 이뤄진 일방적 조치"라고 지적했다. 이어 "우리 국회, 시민사회, 지방자치단체, 지방의회 모두 반대하고 있고 일본 내부에서조차 어업인 뿐만 아니라 전문가와 일반 국민도 반대 의견이 훨씬 높다고 알려졌다"고 언급했다.
[A joint vice-ministerial meeting chaired by Koo Yun-cheol stated, "The Japanese decision is not only a risk to the safety and the maritime environment of its neighboring countries, but also a unilateral decision without sufficient consultation with us, its closest neighbor. Even in Japan, strong objections were made by experts and the Japanese public, not enclusively by the fisherman. There is unanimous objections across South Korea, including our National Assembly and civil society.] - ^ "Park Geun-hye: South Korea's ex-president granted government pardon". BBC. December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ 'Water drop' artist Kim Tschang-yeul dies at 91
- ^ Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk dies