Korea in 1946

Under the U.S. military government, left–right conflict over trusteeship intensified, and the U.S.–Soviet Joint Commission on a provisional government adjourned without results. Moderates launched a left–right coalition movement, but the Jeongpansa counterfeiting case, the September general strike and the Daegu October incident deepened social conflict, and the South Korean Interim Legislative Assembly opened at year's end.

The year in Korea

Mar 20The first U.S.–Soviet Joint Commission met at Deoksugung Palace to discuss a Korean provisional government but adjourned indefinitely in May. [Source]
May 15The Metropolitan Police announced that Korean Communist Party members had printed counterfeit notes at the Jeongpansa printing house, launching the Jeongpansa counterfeiting case. [Source]
JulModerates including Lyuh Woon-hyung and Kim Kyu-sik formed the Left–Right Coalition Committee to seek a unified government. [Source]
Aug 22An ordinance establishing Seoul National University was promulgated, merging Gyeongseong University and other schools. [Source]
Sep 24Following a railway workers' strike in Busan, a nationwide September general strike broke out under the leftist labor federation Jeonpyeong. [Source]
Oct 1Protests over food shortages and police shootings erupted in Daegu and spread across the south (the Daegu October 1 incident). [Source]
Dec 12The South Korean Interim Legislative Assembly, with 45 elected and 45 appointed members, opened. [Source]

**Demonstration in support of the US-Soviet Joint Commission2**Photo: Korean People Journal · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Around the world

Oct 1The Nuremberg trials of leading Nazi war criminals concluded with the delivery of verdicts. [Source]

Songs, shows & trends

Film

Film “Viva Freedom!” — Directed by Choi In-kyu, this first major post-liberation feature about an independence fighter was a box-office hit. [Source]

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Sources

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