Lee Beom-seok (prime minister)

Lee Beom-seok
이범석
1st Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
July 31, 1948 – April 20, 1950
PresidentSyngman Rhee
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byShin Sung-mo (acting)
Member of the House of Councillors of the Republic of Korea
(5th National Assembly)
In office
August 8, 1960 – May 16, 1961
PresidentYun Po Sun
Personal details
Born(1900-10-20)October 20, 1900
Hwangseong, Korean Empire
(now Seoul, South Korea)
DiedMay 11, 1972(1972-05-11) (aged 71)
Seoul, South Korea
SpouseKim Maria
Military service
AllegianceProvisional Government of the Republic of Korea Korean Provisional Government
South Korea South Korea
Branch/serviceKorean Liberation Army
RankGeneral
Korean name
Hangul
이범석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Beom-seok
McCune–ReischauerYi Pŏmsŏk
Art name
Hangul
철기
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCheolgi
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏlgi

Lee Beom-seok (Korean이범석; October 20, 1900 – May 11, 1972), also known by his art name Cheolgi, was a Korean independence activist and the first prime minister of South Korea from 1948 to 1950.[1] He also headed the Korean National Youth Association.[2]

  1. ^ Yahu! Baekgwasajeon 야후! 백과사전 [Yahoo! Encyclopedia], s.v. "Lee Beom-seok" 이범석, "올인올 통합사전-언제 어디서나 Alt + Click 하자!". Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  2. ^ Carter J. Eckert, Ki-baik Lee, Young Ick Lew, Michael Robinson, and Edward W. Wagner, Korea Old and New: A History (Seoul: Ilchokak / Korea Institute, Harvard University, 1990), 351.

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