Lee Beom-seok (prime minister)
Prime Minister of South Korea from 1948 to 1950
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July 31, 1948 – April 20, 1950
(5th National Assembly)
August 8, 1960 – May 16, 1961
Hwangseong, Korean Empire
(now Seoul, South Korea)
Seoul, South Korea
Korean Provisional Government
South Korea이범석
李範奭
철기
鐵驥
Lee Beom-seok (Korean: 이범석; October 20, 1900 – May 11, 1972), also known by his art name Cheolgi, was a Korean independence activist and the first prime minister of South Korea from 1948 to 1950.[1] He also headed the Korean National Youth Association.[2]
Early life
Lee Beom-seok on October 20, 1900 was born in Gyeongseong (now Seoul), Korean Empire. Lee's father was an officer. He was a descendant of Sejong the Great's son Gwangpyeong Daegun (광평대군; 廣平大君).[3]
Career in exile
Lee and thousands of other Korean independence activists went into exile in the Republic of China after the violent suppression by the Japanese of the March 1st Movement.
In 1919, he started studying at the Shinheung military academy (Korean: 신흥무관학교; Hanja: 新興武官學校), which was created to build an army to fight for independence. Soon after, Lee fought in the Battle of Cheongsanni, a six-day engagement in eastern Manchuria.
In 1941, he served as a general and chief of staff in the Korean Liberation Army, the army of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. He was also instrumental in negotiating with the US Office of Strategic Services to create the Eagle Project, a joint mission with the Provisional Government to infiltrate occupied Korea during World War II.
In 1945, Lee attempted to return to Korea but was forced to remain in exile in China.
Career after liberation of Korea
In 1946, he returned to Korea and helped found the Korean National Youth Association with Ahn Ho-sang.[4] He was opposed to Kim Ku's South-North negotiations (남북협상; 南北協商) and allied himself with Lee Syng-man to establish a unitary government in South Korea. He served as the new country's first prime minister from July 31, 1948 to April 20, 1950.
Following his term in office, Lee Beom-seok served as the Korean Ambassador to the Republic of China, and as Secretary of the Interior. He ran for the vice presidency in 1952, and again in 1956, but failed to win either election. Throughout the 1960s, he remained a staunch opposition leader to the ruling party.[5] At the end of his career, Lee served as an adviser on the Board of National Unification (국토통일원; 國土統一院) and mentored Park Chung-Hee as an elder of the nation.
On May 10, 1972, he was granted a honorary doctorate by the Taiwan Chinese Academy.
Death
He died on May 11, 1972, a day after receiving his honorary degree. He died of a myocardial infarction in the Seongmo hospital of Myeong-dong in Seoul. His state funeral was held in the Square of Namsan Mountain on May 17, and he was buried in Seoul National Cemetery.[6]
Bibliography
- Udungbul (우둥불)
- Bangrangui Jeong-yeol (Passion of Wandering; 방랑의 정열)
- Hangug-ui Bunno (Rage of Korea; 한국의 분노)
- Minjok Gwa Cheongnyeon (Nationality and the Youth; 민족과 청년)
- Hyeoljeon: Cheongsanni Jakjeon (Bloody battle: Strategy of Cheongsanni; 혈전: 청산리 작전)
- Tomsk-ui Haneul Arae (Under the Tomsk's Sky; 톰스크의 하늘아래)
See also
References
- ^ Yahu! Baekgwasajeon 야후! 백과사전 [Yahoo! Encyclopedia], s.v. "Lee Beom-seok" 이범석, "올인올 통합사전-언제 어디서나 Alt + Click 하자!". Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ Carter J. Eckert, Ki-baik Lee, Young Ick Lew, Michael Robinson, and Edward W. Wagner, Korea Old and New: A History (Seoul: Ilchokak / Korea Institute, Harvard University, 1990), 351.
- ^ "철기 이범석 장군 기념사업회('Chulgi' Lee Beom-seok General's Anniversary) : Lee Beom-Seok(이범석)". Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
- ^ "네이버캐스트 : 이범석(Lee Beom-seok)".
- ^ "인물로 보는 항일무장투쟁사(Armed Resistance against Japanese seeing human) : 역사문제연구소(Research Institute of Historical Problems), 1995, 73p".
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Site web
- Lee Beom-seok Memorial museum (in Korean)
- Lee Beom-seok (in Korean)
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