Seongjae Yi Si-yeong (
Chosŏn'gŭl
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's Revised Romanization of Korean, standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system f ...
: 이시영;
Hanja: 李始榮, December 3, 1868 – April 19, 1953) was a
Korean politician, independence activist, educator and
neo-Confucianist scholar. He was the first
vice president of South Korea
The vice president of the Republic of Korea was the second highest executive office in South Korea. The position was abolished in 1960.
The following is a list of vice presidents of South Korea since its independence.
To avoid confusion, all th ...
from 1948 to 1951.
[''Hanguksa daesajeon'' (한국사대사전 Encyclopedia of Korean history) (2004), Goryeo chulpansa (고려출판사), p.1039] Yi resigned after the
National Defense Corps incident of 1951. His nickname was Seongjae (성재; 省齋) or Sirimsanin (시림산인; 始林山人). Before the
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910
The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, was made by representatives of the Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire on 22 August 1910. In this treaty, Japan formally annexed Korea following the Jap ...
, he had served for
Joseon
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...
as the Governor of
South Pyongan Province and the President of Hansung Law Court.
Work book
* Gamseemanuh (감시만어, 感時漫語)
Popular culture
* Portrayed by Jo Young-jin in the 2010
KBS TV series ''
Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe-young
''Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe-young'' () is a 2010 South Korean historical television series, starring Jung Dong-hwan, Ahn Jae-mo, Lee Ah-yi, Hong Il-kwon and Kwon Oh-joong. Based on the life of Korean independence fighter Lee Hoe-yeong, the drama w ...
''.
See also
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Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee (, ; 26 March 1875 – 19 July 1965) was a South Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960.
Rhee was also the first and last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Ko ...
*
Kim Kyu-sik
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Kim Gu
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Kim Seong-su
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Chang Myon
Chang Myon (hangul: 장면; hanja: 張勉; August28, 1899June4, 1966) was a South Korean statesman, educator, diplomat, journalist and social activist as well as a Roman Catholic youth activist. He was the only prime minister of the parliamenta ...
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1868 births
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Vice presidents of South Korea
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Korean Confucianists
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