Kwak Sang-hoon

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Samyeon Kwak
삼연 곽상훈
Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea
In office
2 May 1960 – 16 May 1961
Preceded byLee Ki-poong
Succeeded byabolished
President of South Korea
Acting
In office
16 June 1960 – 23 June 1960
Preceded byHo Chong
Succeeded byHeo Jeong
Personal details
BornOctober 21, 1896
DiedJanuary 19, 1980(1980-01-19) (aged 83)
Seoul, Republic of Korea

Kwak Sang-hoon (Korean: 곽상훈; October 21, 1896 – January 19, 1980) was a South Korean independence activist and politician who served as the 1st to 5th National Assembly member and served as acting president of South Korea for 7 days.[1][2][3]

Early life

Kwak Sang-hoon was born on October 21, 1896, in Dongnae-gun in the South Gyeongsang Province as the son of a military officer. His grandfather served as a military officer and served as a lieutenant colonel in Yeoju-gun, and the head of the middle army and the house of the middle army.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Republic of Korea (South Korea)". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. ^ "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리". NAVER Newslibrary. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  3. ^ Lee, Lee Hwa (2006). The Story of Korean History 20: We will find the country with our own strength. p. 245.
  4. ^ "[인천인물 100人·7] 근·현대정치사 중심 삼연 곽상훈". 경인일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-03-13.