Lee Ki-poong
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Lee Ki-poong | |
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| 이기붕 | |
 Lee in 1954 | |
| 3rd and 4th Mayor of Seoul | |
| In office 6 June 1949 – 8 May 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Yun Bo-seon |
| Succeeded by | Kim Taeson |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 7 May 1951 – 29 March 1952 | |
| President | Syngman Rhee |
| Preceded by | Shin Song-mo |
| Succeeded by | Shin Tae-young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 20, 1896 Goesan County, North Chungcheong Province, Joseon |
| Died | April 28, 1960 (aged 63) Seoul, South Korea |
| Lee Ki-poong | |
| Hangul | 이기붕 |
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| Hanja | 李起鵬 |
| Revised Romanization | I Gibung |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Kibung |
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.[1] 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.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kim 2021, p. 237.
- ^ Choy, Bong-youn (1971). Korea: A History. Tuttle Publishing. p. 352. ISBN 9781462912483.
- ^ Oh, John Kie-chiang (1999). Korean Politics: The Quest for Democratization and Economic Development. Cornell University Press. p. 43. ISBN 0801484588.
Further reading
[edit]- Kim, Jin-heum (2021). 이기붕 체제 자유당의 형성과 변화. 사림 (75): 229–259 – via KCI.
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