1968 in South Korea

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Incumbents

Events

January 17–29 - Blue House Raid
January 23 - USS Pueblo (AGER-2) captured by North Korea
February 6 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division guard post attacked. 3 North Koreans killed by U.S. forces.
March 27 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division and ROK 25th Infantry Division ambush North Korean infiltrators. 3 North Koreans killed.
April 14 - U.S. Army Support Group truck ambushed south of the Joint Security Area in daylight.
April 21 - 5 North Koreans killed and 15 North Koreans wounded by U.S. forces.
July 3 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ.
July 20 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ.
July 21 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ.
July 30 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ.
August 5 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed south of the DMZ in daylight. 1 North Korean killed by U.S. forces.
September 19 - 4 North Koreans killed by U.S. forces.
September 27 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division jeep ambushed in the DMZ.
October 3 - one North Korean killed by U.S. forces.
October 5 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ.
October 11 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed North Korean Army infiltrators in the DMZ. 2 North Koreans killed by U.S. forces.
October 23 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol engaged KPA infiltrators in the DMZ. one North Korean killed by U.S. forces.
October 30 - Ulchin-Samcheok (Gangwon-do) landings by 120 men of North Korean Army Unit 124; 110 of them were killed, 7 were captured and 3 escaped. 40 South Korean soldiers and police officers and 23 South Korean civilians were killed.
December 23 - Crew of USS Pueblo released at Panmunjom.

Births

January 14 - Kim Byung-Joo
July 14 - Hwang Sun-Hong

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1968 in Asia
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States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan
Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

Years in South Korea (1948–present)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1948 1949

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1968 in South Korea

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Events

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