Yi Dongnyeong (also spelled Yi Dong-nyung) was a Korean independence activist. He served as the fourth (1926), seventh (1927–1930), eighth (1930–1933), tenth (1935–1939), and eleventh (1939–1940) President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in exile in Shanghai, China.

Quick Facts 5th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, Preceded by ...
Yi Dongnyeong
이동녕
李東寧
Yi Dong-nyeong in the centre
5th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
In office
April 29, 1926  May 3, 1926
Preceded byYang Gi-tak
Succeeded byAhn Changho
7th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
In office
May 16, 1926  July 7, 1926
Preceded byAhn Changho
Succeeded byHong Jin
10th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
In office
August, 1927  June 24, 1933
Preceded byKim Ku
Succeeded bySong Byeong-jo [ko]
12th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
In office
October,1933  March 13, 1940
Preceded bySong Byeong-jo [ko]
Succeeded byKim Ku
Personal details
Born(1869-10-06)October 6, 1869
Cheonan, Chungcheong-do, Joseon
DiedMarch 13, 1940(1940-03-13) (aged 70)
Sichuan Province, Republic of China (1912–1949)
NationalityKorean
Korean name
Hangul
이동녕
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Dongnyeong
McCune–ReischauerYi Tongnyŏng
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Yi Dongnyeong, along with Yi Si-yeong, Yi Hoe-young and Yi Sang-ryong, started the Military School of the New Rising (Sinheung Mugwan Hakkyo 신흥무관학교) or Shinheung Military Academy in 1911.[1]

He then took part in the establishment of an interim government, leading a provisional government in China for much of his life.

He died at 4:40pm on 13 March 1940, on the second floor of the Provisional Government headquarters in Chongqing. He had spent ten days in bed, suffering from pneumonia, and had previously suffered from asthma for years before his death.[2]

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