 1979 South Korean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 6 December 1979 following the assassination of Park Chung Hee on 26 October.The deputies of the National Council for Reunification, who among other things, were responsible for election of president, selected Prime Minister Choi Kyu-hah as the President of the Republic of Korea unopposed; Choi had been acting President since Park's death.