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href="/wiki/Category:2020s_in_South_Korea" title="Category:2020s in South Korea">2020s</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">See also:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2006" title="2006">Other events in 2006</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Years_in_South_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="Years in South Korea">Years in South Korea</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Korean_history" title="Timeline of Korean history">Timeline of Korean history</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2006_in_North_Korea" title="2006 in North Korea">2006 in North Korea</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Events from the year <b>2006 in South Korea</b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incumbents">Incumbents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_in_South_Korea&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 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title="Korean Paralympic Committee">Korean Paralympic Committee</a> is founded.</li> <li>May 31: <a href="/wiki/2006_South_Korean_local_elections" title="2006 South Korean local elections">2006 South Korean local elections</a></li> <li>July 10: The <a href="/wiki/Aviation_and_Railway_Accident_Investigation_Board" title="Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board">Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board</a> is formed.</li> <li>July 21: <a href="/wiki/43rd_Grand_Bell_Awards" title="43rd Grand Bell Awards">43rd Grand Bell Awards</a></li> <li>November 25: <a href="/wiki/2006_Mnet_Asian_Music_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Mnet Asian Music Awards">2006 Mnet Asian Music Awards</a></li> <li>December 31: <a href="/wiki/2006_KBS_Drama_Awards" title="2006 KBS Drama Awards">2006 KBS Drama Awards</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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