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Vice President Of South Korea
The Vice President of the Republic of Korea was the second highest executive office in South Korea. It was established upon South Korea's founding on 24 July 1948, and abolished in 1960. The following is a list of vice presidents of South Korea since its independence. To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Eastern convention (family name first, given name second) for consistency. The first column counts ''(individuals number)'' and the second column counts ''(administration number/term number)''. List of vice presidents of South Korea Notes #The results of the 1960 election were invalidated after the April Revolution. #The office of Vice President was abolished after 1960. References {{Reflist Lists of political office-holders in South Korea Lists of vice presidents, South Korea Vice presidents, South Korea Vice presidents of South Korea, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emblem Of South Korea
The National Emblem of the Republic of Korea (), also officially referred as ''Naramunjang'' (, ), consists of the ''taegeuk'' symbol present on the flag of South Korea, South Korean national flag surrounded by five stylized petals and a ribbon bearing the inscription of the Names of Korea, official Korean name of the country (''Daehanminguk''), in Hangul, Korean characters. The Taegeuk represents peace and harmony. The five petals all have meaning and are related to South Korea's national flower, the ''Hibiscus syriacus'', or Rose of Sharon (; Hanja: 無窮花, ''mugunghwa''). The emblem was announced on 10 December 1963. According to Brian Reynolds Myers, the flower and taegeuk symbols are generally considered by South Koreans to be symbolic of the "Korean ethnic nationalism, Korean ethnos" (). Historical national emblems Imperial Seal of the Korean Empire.svg, Imperial Seal of the Korean Empire (1897–1910) Imperial emblem of Korean empire.svg, Emblem of the Korean Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Seong-su
Kim Seong-su (; October 11, 1891 – February 18, 1955), art name Inchon, was a Korean educator, independence activist, journalist, entrepreneur, politician, and calligrapher. He served as the second Vice President of South Korea from 1951 to 1952. Kim Seong-su founded Korea University and ''The Dong-A Ilbo''. He graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, majoring in Political Science and Economics. Early life and education Kim was born in Gochang County, North Jeolla Province, Joseon. He graduated from Waseda University in Japan in 1914. From 1897, Kim Seong-su studied under Han Hak-ju. In 1904, he married Go Kwang-seok (高光錫), the daughter of Go Jeong-ju, a resident of Changpyeong in Jeollanam-do. In 1906, he spent six months learning English at the Yeonghaksuk (英學塾) in Changpyeong, where his in-laws lived, together with Song Jin-woo (宋鎭禹). In 1908, Kim Seong-su attended Geumho School (錦湖學校) in Gunsan and then enrolled in Seisoku English Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Vice Presidents
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of ''The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Revolution
The April Revolution (), also called the April 19 Revolution or April 19 Movement, were mass protests in South Korea against President Syngman Rhee and the First Republic from April 11 to 26, 1960, which led to Rhee's resignation. Protests opposing Rhee were started by student and labor groups in the southeastern port city of Masan on April 11. The protests were triggered by the discovery of the body of a local high school student killed by police during demonstrations against rigged elections in March. Popular discontent had arisen due to Rhee's autocratic rule, corruption, use of violence against political opposition, and uneven development of South Korea. The Masan discovery led to large student protests in Seoul, which were violently suppressed; a total of 186 people were killed during the two weeks of protest. Rhee resigned on April 26 before fleeing to exile in the United States, and was replaced by Yun Posun, beginning the transition to the Second Republic of Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ki-bung
Lee Ki-poong (20 December 1896 – 28 April 1960) was a South Korean politician and Vice President elect. He was the Minister of National Defense (May 7, 1951 – March 29, 1952) and Mayor of Seoul (June 6, 1949 – May 8, 1951). He was the leader of Liberal Party and supporter of Syngman Rhee (as a President). By the 1954 election, Lee became the most prominent member of the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party held power from 1948 to 1960. On March 15, 1960, South Korea held a presidential election. The Liberal Party, which included Syngman Rhee and Lee Ki-poong, won by a very wide margin and was accused of electoral fraud. As a result, the April Revolution took place in April 1960. President Rhee resigned on April 26, 1960. Lee Ki-poong's family also resigned. On April 28, 1960, in an annex of Rhee's mansion, Lee Ki-poong's first son, Lee Kang-seok (1937 – April 28, 1960) shot Lee Ki-poong and his family and then killed himself in a murder–suicide. See also * April Revo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)
The Democratic Party (DP; ) was a political party in South Korea. The party was the first truly organized liberal opposition against Syngman Rhee's conservative Liberal Party, and is considered as the predecessor to the lineage of the South Korean liberal parties. History The Democratic Party was established on 18 September 1955. It had its background in a 1952 move by the Democratic Nationalist Party to create a pro-reform movement that included both party members and outside figures. Although not initially successful in overcoming the party's poor public image, controversy over a constitutional amendment vote towards the end of 1954 led to the formation of a 60-member bloc in Parliament that became the Democratic Party.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp667–668 Several prominent conservatives joined the party, resulting in the party refusing to admit left-wing politicians. The party did not nominate a presidential candi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Myon 1955
Chang may refer to: People Surname * Chang (surname), the romanization of several separate Chinese surnames * Chang or Jang (Korean name), romanizations of the Korean surname Given name * Chang Bunker () (1811–1874), one of the original Siamese twins * Liu Chang (other) * Chang, the younger brother in the children's book '' Tikki Tikki Tembo'' * Chang (Star Trek), a Klingon general from the film ''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' * Chang Koehan, a Korean character from ''The King of Fighters'' * Benjamin Chang, a Chinese character from ''Community'' Pseudonym * Chang (director) (born Yoon Hong-seung, 1975), a South Korean film director Ethnography * Chang Naga, a tribe of Tuensang in Nagaland, India * Chang language, spoken by the Chang Naga Places * Chang, Bhiwani, a village in the Indian state of Haryana * Chang, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province of Iran Other uses * Chang, chaang, or chhaang, a traditional alcoholic barley drin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ham Tae-young
Ham Tae-young (; October 22, 1873 – October 24, 1964), sometimes Hahm Tae Young, was a South Korean politician, pastor and leader of the Presbyterian Church of Korea. He was the third Vice President of South Korea from 1952 to 1956. He was also a judge during the Korean Empire and an independence leader during Korea under Japanese rule. He was one of the organizers of the March First Movement. During his tenure as a judge, he reversed the death sentence of the young Syngman Rhee, who became the first president of South Korea four decades later. After the Korean Empire fell and was annexed by Japan, Ham devoted his life to getting his country back. He was one of the 48 representatives of the March 1st Movement and was jailed several times. Ham was also active as a leader of Christianity in Korea, clashed often with Communists, and resisted Shinto rituals imposed by the Japanese government. After Korea became independent following Japan's defeat in World War II, Ham was heavily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Taek-sang
Chang Taek-sang (; October 22, 1893 – August 1, 1969), also spelled Jang Taek-sang, was a Korean independence activist and South Korean policeman and politician. He was the prime minister of South Korea and Minister of Foreign Affairs.Yahu! Baekgwasajeon 야후! 백과사전 ahoo! Encyclopedia s.v. "Jang Taek-sang" 장택상/ref> His art name was Changrang. Life Chang held this position during the Korean War. He attended the University of Edinburgh, Scotland earlier in his life. Jang became First Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from August 15 to December 24, 1948, after the ministry was established on July 17, 1948. During his term, he was in charge of diplomacy for South Korea, as well as handling external trade and matters related to overseas Korean nationals (which was crucial during this period in Korea). From May 6, 1952, to October 6, 1952, he served as the prime minister of the First Republic of Korea. Recently, in July 2006, Jang Byung-hye (Peggy Jang), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Nationalist Party (South Korea)
The Democratic Nationalist Party (DNP; ) was a conservative political party in South Korea. History The DNP was established on 10 February 1949 as a merger of the Korea Democratic Party and groups that supported Yi Chong-chon (who headed a youth organisation) and Shin Ik-hee (a member of the National Association), with the new party holding 70 of the 200 seats in the Assembly.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp666–667 It supported the creation of a parliamentary republic A parliamentary republic is a republic that operates under a parliamentary system of government where the Executive (government), executive branch (the government) derives its legitimacy from and is accountable to the legislature (the parliament). ..., and in 1950 proposed a constitutional amendment to this effect, although it was defeated in the Assembly. In the 1950 parliamentary elections the party received the highest share of the vote, although at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
