Chang Do-yong | |
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장도영 張都暎 | |
Chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction | |
In office 16 May 1961 – 3 July 1961 | |
Deputy | Park Chung Hee |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Park Chung-hee |
Acting Prime Minister of South Korea[a] | |
In office 21 May 1961 – 3 July 1961 | |
Preceded by | Chang Myon[b] |
Succeeded by | Song Yo-chan (acting) |
Minister of National Defense | |
In office 20 May 1961 – 6 June 1961 | |
President | Yun Po-sun |
Preceded by | Hyun Suk-ho |
Succeeded by | Shin Eung-gyu |
Personal details | |
Born | Ryūsen-gun, Heianhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan | 23 January 1923
Died | 3 August 2012 Orlando, Florida United States | (aged 89)
Resting place | Seoul National Cemetery |
Political party | None(military regime) |
Spouse | Baek Hyung-sook |
Children | 5 children |
Alma mater | Imperial Japanese Army Academy Korea Military Academy |
Religion | Protestantism |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan South Korea |
Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army (1944–1945) Republic of Korea Army (1945–8 August 1961) |
Years of service | 1944–1961 |
Rank | Lieutenant(Japan) Lieutenant General(South Korea) |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Korean War |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 장도영 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jang Doyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Toyŏng |
Chang Do-yong (Korean: 장도영; Hanja: 張都暎; 23 January 1923 – 3 August 2012[1][2]) was a South Korean general, politician and professor who, as the Army Chief of Staff, played a decisive role in the May 16 coup and was the first chairman of the interim Supreme Council for National Reconstruction for a short time until his imprisonment.[3][4]
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