Yi Si-yeong
1948–1951 Vice President of South Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Seongjae Yi Si-yeong (Korean: 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 from 1948 to 1951.[1] Yi resigned after the National Defense Corps incident of 1951. His art names were Seongjae (성재; 省齋) or Sirimsanin (시림산인; 始林山人). Before the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, he had served for Joseon as the Governor of South Pyongan Province and the President of Hansung Law Court.
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Yi Si-yeong | |
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1st Vice President of South Korea | |
In office 24 July 1948 – 9 May 1951 | |
President | Syngman Rhee |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Kim Seong-su |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 December 1868 Hanseong-bu, Joseon |
Died | 19 April 1953(1953-04-19) (aged 84) Busan, South Korea |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이시영 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Siyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Siyŏng |
Art name | |
Hangul | 성재 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Seongjae |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngjae |
Courtesy name | |
Hangul | 성흡 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Seongheup |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnghŭp |
Pen name | |
Hangul | 시림산인 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Sirimsanin |
McCune–Reischauer | Sirimsanin |
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In this Korean name, the family name is Yi.