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Yun Posun

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Yun Posun (or; August 26, 1897 – July 18, 1990) was a Korean independence activist and politician, who served as President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962 before being replaced by the long-serving Park Chung-hee as a result of the May 16 coup in 1961. [1]

45 relations: Asan, Bachelor of Arts, Chang Chun-ha, Chang Myon, Chief of staff, Commerce minister, Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955), Doctor of Philosophy, Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, Gong Deok-gwi, Grand Order of Mugunghwa, Heo Jeong, Jongno District, Joseon, Kim Hoon, Kim Seong-su, Korea, Korean name, Lee Ki-poong, Liberalism in South Korea, List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Master of Arts, May 16 coup, Mayor of Seoul, Mentorship, National Liberation Day of Korea, New Democratic Party (South Korea), Park Chung-hee, Presbyterianism, President of South Korea, Seoul, Song Yo-chan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, South Korean presidential election, 1963, South Korean presidential election, 1967, South Korean presidential election, August 1960, Syngman Rhee, United Kingdom, University of Edinburgh, World War II, Yoon (Korean surname), Yun Chi-ho, Yun Chi-oh, Yun Chi-young.

Asan

Asan is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (BA or AB, from the Latin baccalaureus artium or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, sciences, or both.

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Chang Chun-ha

Chang Chun-ha (장준하, 張俊河, August 27, 1918 in Uiju County – August 17, 1975 in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province) was a Korean independence and democracy activist who later became a journalist in South Korea.

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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.

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Chief of staff

The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president or a senior military officer.

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Commerce minister

A Commerce minister (sometimes business minister, industry minister, trade minister or international trade minister) is a position in many governments that is responsible for regulating external trade and promoting economic growth (commercial policy).

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Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)

The Democratic Party (민주당, Minju Dang, DP) was a political party in South Korea.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Encyclopedia of Korean Culture

The Encyclopedia of Korean Culture is a Korean language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co.

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Gong Deok-gwi

Gong Deok-gwi (April 21, 1911 – November 24, 1997 in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, Korea) was the wife of Yun Bo-seon, and thus was the second First Lady of South Korea from 1960 to 1962.

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Grand Order of Mugunghwa

The Grand Order of Mugunghwa (무궁화대훈장) is the highest order awarded by the government of South Korea.

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Heo Jeong

Heo Jeong (Korean: 허정; Hanja: 許政; April 8, 1896September 18, 1988) was a South Korean politician and Korean independence activist, who served as the sixth prime minister of South Korea during the country's Second Republic.

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Jongno District

Jongno District (Jongno-gu) is a ''gu'', or district, in central Seoul, South Korea.

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Joseon

The Joseon dynasty (also transcribed as Chosŏn or Chosun, 조선; officially the Kingdom of Great Joseon, 대조선국) was a Korean dynastic kingdom that lasted for approximately five centuries.

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Kim Hoon

Kim Hoon is a South Korean novelist, journalist and critic.

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Kim Seong-su

Kim Seong-su (김성수, 金性洙; October 11, 1891 – February 18, 1955) was a Korean educator, independence activist, journalist, entrepreneur, politician and calligrapher, and the Vice President of South Korea from 1951–1952.

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Korea

Korea is a region in East Asia; since 1945 it has been divided into two distinctive sovereign states: North Korea and South Korea.

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Korean name

A Korean name consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea.

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Lee Ki-poong

Lee Ki-poong (20 December 1896 - 28 April 1960) was a South Korean politician and Vice President.

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Liberalism in South Korea

This article gives an overview of liberalism in South Korea.

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List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the world's largest group of humanitarian non-governmental organizations.

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Master of Arts

A Master of Arts (Magister Artium; abbreviated MA; also Artium Magister, abbreviated AM) is a person who was admitted to a type of master's degree awarded by universities in many countries, and the degree is also named Master of Arts in colloquial speech.

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May 16 coup

The May 16 military coup d'état was a military coup d'état in South Korea in 1961, organized and carried out by Park Chung-hee and his allies who formed the Military Revolutionary Committee, nominally led by Army Chief of Staff Chang Do-yong after the latter's acquiescence on the day of the coup.

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Mayor of Seoul

The Mayor of Seoul (Korean: 서울특별시장, hanja: 서울特別市長) is the chief executive for the metropolitan government of Seoul, the capital and largest city of South Korea.

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Mentorship

Mentorship is a relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person.

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National Liberation Day of Korea

The National Liberation Day of Korea is a holiday celebrated annually on August 15 in both North and South Korea.

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New Democratic Party (South Korea)

The New Democratic Party of Korea (NDP) was a South Korean opposition party that existed from 1963 to 1980, when it was forcibly dissolved by the ninth amendment of the constitution promulgated by Chun Doo-hwan the same year.

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Park Chung-hee

Park Chung-hee (or; 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean politician, general, who served as the President of South Korea from 1963 until his assassination in 1979, assuming that office after first ruling the country as head of a military junta installed by the May 16 coup in 1961.

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Presbyterianism

Presbyterianism is a part of the reformed tradition within Protestantism which traces its origins to Britain, particularly Scotland, and Ireland.

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President of South Korea

The President of the Republic of Korea is, according to the South Korean constitution, the chairperson of the cabinet, the chief executive of the government, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the head of state of South Korea.

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Seoul

Seoul (like soul; 서울), officially the Seoul Special Metropolitan City – is the capital, Constitutional Court of Korea and largest metropolis of South Korea.

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Song Yo-chan

Song Yo Chan (February 13, 1918 – October 18, 1980) was prime minister (Chief Cabinet Minister - Military Rule) of South Korea from 3 July 1961 to 16 June 1962.

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South Chungcheong Province

South Chungcheong Province (충청남도, Chungcheongnam-do, literally "Chungcheong Southern Province"), abbreviated as Chungnam, is a province in the west of South Korea.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk,; lit. "The Great Country of the Han People"), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying east to the Asian mainland.

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South Korean presidential election, 1963

Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 15 October 1963.

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South Korean presidential election, 1967

Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 3 May 1967.

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South Korean presidential election, August 1960

Indirect presidential elections were held in South Korea on 12 August 1960, which saw the election of Yun Bo-seon as President of the Republic of Korea.

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Syngman Rhee

Syngman Rhee (April 18, 1875 – July 19, 1965) was a South Korean politician, the first and the last Head of State of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, and President of South Korea from 1948 to 1960.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh (abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals), founded in 1582, is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yoon (Korean surname)

Yun (윤) is the ninth most common family name in Korea.

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Yun Chi-ho

Yun Chi-ho (Korean: 윤치호, hanja: 尹致昊, 1864 – 1945) was an important political activist and thinker during the late 1800s and early 1900s in Joseon Korea.

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Yun Chi-oh

Yun Chi-oh (Korean:윤치오, Hanja:尹致旿; 5 August 1869 – 22 December 1950) was a Korean educator and politician.

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Yun Chi-young

Yun Chi-Young (Korea:윤치영, hanja:尹致暎, February 10, 1898 – February 9, 1996) was an independence activist and politician, diplomat of South Korea.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yun_Posun

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