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Lee Beom-seok | |
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| ìŽëČì | |
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| 1st Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office July 31, 1948 â April 20, 1950 | |
| President | Syngman Rhee |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Shin Sung-mo (acting) |
| Member of the House of Councillors of the Republic of Korea (5th National Assembly) | |
| In office August 8, 1960 â May 16, 1961 | |
| President | Yun Po Sun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1900-10-20)October 20, 1900 Hwangseong, Korean Empire (now Seoul, South Korea) |
| Died | May 11, 1972(1972-05-11) (aged 71) Seoul, South Korea |
| Spouse | Kim Maria |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Korean Provisional Government South Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | ìŽëČì |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Beom-seok |
| McCuneâReischauer | Yi PĆmsĆk |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | ìČ êž° |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Cheolgi |
| McCuneâReischauer | Ch'Ćlgi |
Lee Beom-seok (Korean: ìŽëČì; October 20, 1900 â 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. He also headed the Korean National Youth Association.
Early lifeâ»
Lee Beom-seok on October 20, 1900 was born in Gyeongseong (now Seoul), Korean Empire. Lee's father was an officer. He was a descendant of Sejong the Great's son Gwangpyeong Daegun (êŽíëê”°; 滣ćčłć€§ć).
Career in exileâ»
Lee and thousands of other Korean independence activists went into exile in the Republic of China after the violent suppression by the Japanese of the March 1st Movement.
In 1919, he started studying at the Shinheung military academy (Korean: ì í„돎êŽíê”; Hanja: æ°èæŠćźćžæ Ą), which was created to build an army to fight for independence. Soon after, Lee fought in the Battle of Cheongsanni, a six-day engagement in eastern Manchuria.
In 1941, he served as a general and chief of staff in the Korean Liberation Army, the army of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. He was also instrumental in negotiating with the US Office of Strategic Services to create the Eagle Project, a joint mission with the Provisional Government to infiltrate occupied Korea during World War II.
In 1945, Lee attempted to return to Korea. But was forced to remain in exile in China.
Career after liberation of Koreaâ»
In 1946, he returned to Korea and helped found the Korean National Youth Association with Ahn Ho-sang. He was opposed to Kim Ku's South-North negotiations (ëšë¶íì; ćććć) and allied himself with Lee Syng-man to establish a unitary government in South Korea. He served as the new country's first prime minister from July 31, 1948 to April 20, 1950.
Following his term in office, Lee Beom-seok served as the Korean Ambassador to the Republic of China, and as Secretary of the Interior. He ran for the vice presidency in 1952, and again in 1956, but failed to win either election. Throughout the 1960s, he remained a staunch opposition leader to the ruling party. At the end of his career, Lee served as an adviser on the Board of National Unification (ê”í í”ìŒì; ććç”±äžéą) and mentored Park Chung-Hee as an elder of the nation.
On May 10, 1972, he was granted a honorary doctorate by the Taiwan Chinese Academy.
Deathâ»
He died on May 11, 1972, a day after receiving his honorary degree. He died of a myocardial infarction in the Seongmo hospital of Myeong-dong in Seoul. His state funeral was held in the Square of Namsan Mountain on May 17, and he was buried in Seoul National Cemetery.
Bibliographyâ»
- Udungbul (ì°ë„ë¶)
- Bangrangui Jeong-yeol (Passion of Wandering; ë°©ëì ì ìŽ)
- Hangug-ui Bunno (Rage of Korea; íê”ì ë¶ë ž)
- Minjok Gwa Cheongnyeon (Nationality and the Youth; ëŻŒìĄ±êłŒ ìČë )
- Hyeoljeon: Cheongsanni Jakjeon (Bloody battle: Strategy of Cheongsanni; íì : ìČì°ëŠŹ ìì )
- Tomsk-ui Haneul Arae (Under the Tomsk's Sky; í°ì€íŹì íëìë)
See alsoâ»
Referencesâ»
- ^ Yahu! Baekgwasajeon ìŒí! ë°±êłŒìŹì â», s.v. "Lee Beom-seok" ìŽëČì, "ìŹìžìŹ í”í©ìŹì -ìžì ìŽëìë Alt + Click íì!". Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ìČ êž° ìŽëČì ì„ê”° êž°ë ìŹì í('Chulgi' Lee Beom-seok General's Anniversary) : Lee Beom-Seok(ìŽëČì)". Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
- ^ "ë€ìŽëČìșì€íž : ìŽëČì(Lee Beom-seok)".
- ^ "ìžëŹŒëĄ 볎ë íìŒëŹŽì„íŹììŹ(Armed Resistance against Japanese seeing human) : ììŹëŹžì ì°ê”Źì(Research Institute of Historical Problems), 1995, 73p".
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Site webâ»
- Lee Beom-seok Memorial museum (in Korean)
- Lee Beom-seok (in Korean)
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Prime Minister of South Korea 1948â1950 |
Succeeded by Shin Sung-mo
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Defense minister of South Korea 1948â1949 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Interior Minister of South Korea 1952 |
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| Ambassadors and Envoys to the Republic of China 1948â1992 |
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| Ambassadors to the People's Republic of China 1992 â present |
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- Prime ministers of South Korea
- 1900 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Seoul
- Militant Korean independence activists
- South Korean anti-communists
- South Korean military personnel
- Korean generals
- Fascism in South Korea
- Neo-fascist politicians
- National Defense ministers of South Korea
- Ambassadors of South Korea to Taiwan
- Jeonju Yi clan
- Burials at Seoul National Cemetery
- Members of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
- Korean Liberation Army personnel