Kwak Sang-hoon (; 21 October 1896 – 19 January 1980) was a South Korean independence activist and politician who served as the 1st to 5th National Assembly member and served as acting president of South Korea for 7 days.

Early life

Kwak Sang-hoon was born on 21 October 1896, in Dongnae-gun in the

South Gyeongsang Province South Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple tha ...

as the son of a military officer. His grandfather served as a military officer and served as a lieutenant colonel in Yeoju-gun, and the head of the middle army and the house of the middle army.

In popular culture

Kwak was portrayed by actor Park Woong in the 1981―82 TV series, '' 1st Republic''.

References

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