Chung Il-kwon

Chung Il-kwon
Korean name
Hangul 정일권
Hanja 丁一權
Revised Romanization Jeong Il-gwon
McCune–Reischauer Chŏng Il-gwŏn
Japanese name:
Nakashima Ikken (中島一權?)

General Chung Il-kwon (Korean: 정일권; November 21, 1917 – January 17, 1994) was a South Korean general during the Korean War. He led the South Korean forces for much of the war, including the important UN battle of Inchon in 1950. Later, he served as South Korea's Prime Minister and (twice) as the South Korean ambassador to the United States.