| Yun Bo-seon 윤보선 尹潽善 |
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| 4th President of South Korea | |
| In office August 13, 1960 – March 22, 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Syngman Rhee |
| Succeeded by | Park Chung-hee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1897 Asan, South Chungcheong, Korean Empire |
| Died | July 18, 1990 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Political party | Democratic → New Democratic (1960) → New Democratic (1967) |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Min (1915?-1937), Gong Deok-gwi (1948 - 1990) |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
| Korean name | |
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| Hangul | 윤보선 |
| Hanja | 尹潽善 |
| Revised Romanization | Yun Boseon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Posŏn |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 해위 |
| Hanja | 海葦 |
| Revised Romanization | Haewi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Haewi |
Yun Bo-seon (Korea:윤보선, Hanja:尹潽善, August 26, 1897 – July 18, 1990) was a Korean former independence activist and politician, and the President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962. Studying in the UK, he graduated from the University of Edinburgh and gained an M.A., After returning home in 1932. After Gwangbokjeol he was South Korea's Secretary of Chief of Staff, Mayor of Seoul, 1949 to 1950 Commerce Minister, 1959 Supreme Council of the Democratic Party representative. August 1960 he was President of South Korea.
Since 1962, After 20 years leader of South Korean's opposition. And Anti-Park Chung-hee's Activists one of Park's most powerful rival, South Korea's Anti Fasism activists and democracy activists. Nephew of Yun Chi-ho Korea's independence activists and politicians, Educator. half-nephew of Yun Chi-Young,[1] nephew of Yun Chi-Oh.[2] nickname was HaeWi(Korea:해위, Hanja:海葦) and Mentalist's President (Korea:정신적 대통령).
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Yun Bo-seon was born in Dunpo, Asan County, Chungcheongnam-do, in 1897. He was a son of Yun Chi-So(윤치소, 1871–1944) and Lady Lee Bum-Sook(이범숙, 1876–1969). Yun graduated with an M.A. from the University of Edinburgh in 1930. He returned home in 1932. Then, he entered politics in 1945 after liberation, having Syngman Rhee as his mentor, the first Doctor of Philosophy from Princeton University, in Korea, whom he could learn moral ethics from. 1947 Yun was South Korea's Secretary of Chief of Staff.
In 1948, Yun was appointed by Rhee as mayor of Seoul. A year later, he was appointed as the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Soon, he started to disagree with Rhee's authoritarian policies. He then served as president of the Red Cross Society, before being elected to the National Assembly in 1954. A year later, he founded the opposition Democratic Party along with several others. 1959 Supreme Council of the Democratic Party representative.
After Rhee's government was ousted by a student-led pro-democracy uprising, Yun was elected president on August 13, 1960. He was merely a figurehead, as South Korea had switched to a parliamentary system in response to the authoritarian excesses of Rhee's regime. After Park Chung Hee's coup in 1961, he stayed on briefly to provide legitimacy to the regime, but resigned on March 22, 1962. He opposed Park's authoritarian rule and ran for president twice in 1963 and 1967, losing each time. After receiving suspended sentences several times for anti-government activities, Yun retired from politics in 1980 and focused primarily on cultural activities until his death from diabetic conditions and high blood pressure in 1990.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Heo Jeong (Acting) |
President of South Korea 1960–1962 |
Succeeded by Park Chung-hee |
| Preceded by Kim Hyung-Min |
Mayor of Seoul City 1948–1949 |
Succeeded by Lee Ki-Bung |
| Preceded by Lim Young-Sin |
Commerce Minister of South Korea 1949–1950 |
Succeeded by Kim Hoon |
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