Chung Il-kwon

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Korean spelling
Hangeul 정일권
Hanja 丁 一 權
Revised
Romanization 		Jeong Il-gwon
McCune-
Reischauer 		Chŏng Ilgwŏn
Chung Il-kwon

Chung Il-kwon (born November 21, 1917 in Kankyō-hokudō , then the Japanese Empire , now North Korea ; † January 17, 1994 in Seoul , South Korea ) was a South Korean general during the Korean War .

Chung Il-kwon led the South Korean forces for most of the war, including the important UN invasion of Inchon in 1950. He later became South Korea's Prime Minister and twice South Korean ambassador to the United States . He also became known for his involvement in the Koreagate scandal.

From December 17, 1963 to July 24, 1964 and again from December 17, 1966 to June 29, 1967, he held the office of Foreign Minister.

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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Chung is the family name here, Il-kwon is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Chung, Il-kwon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nakashima Ikken (Japanese name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean general
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Kankyō-hokudo , then the Japanese Empire , now North Korea
DATE OF DEATH 17th January 1994
Place of death Seoul