1968 in South Korea

Incumbents

• President: Park Chung-hee
• Prime Minister: Chung Il-kwon

  Events

• January 17–29 - Blue House Raid
• January 23 - USS Pueblo 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 1 - POSCO founded in Gyeongsangnam-do, as predecessor name was Pohang Steel.
• 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 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

  Deaths