Events from the year 1955 in South Korea. In the wake of the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement, this was a period of relative prosperity.
Incumbents President: Rhee Syng-man Vice President: Ham Tae-young
Events September 18-Democratic Party was founded.
Births
1 January - Lee Sang-hyun 8 January-Jun Won-tchack, Korean lawyer and broadcaster 13 January-Huh Jung-moo South Korean football player and manager 16 February - Jeong Sun-ok 1 July - Yang Gui-ja, Korean novelist 11 July - Sim Soo-bong, Korean singer 28 September - Lee Soon-ok
Death 18 February - Kim Seong-su, Korean educator, independence activist, journalist 16 August - Yi Kang, former royal
See also List of South Korean films of 1955 Years in Japan Years in North Korea
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