Yun Posun

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Yun Posun was a South Korean independence activist and politician who served as the country’s second president and became a prominent opposition leader against authoritarian rule.

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instanceOf South Korean politician
human
independence activist
birthDate 1897-08-26
burialPlace Seoul National Cemetery
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship Korea
South Korea
deathDate 1990-07-18
educatedAt Osaka School of Commerce
University of Edinburgh
Yonhi College
endTime 1962-03-24
era 20th century
familyName Yun
givenName Posun
headOfGovernmentDuringTerm Chang Myon
honorificPrefix President
knownFor leading opposition to authoritarian regimes in South Korea
participation in the Korean independence movement
serving as the second President of South Korea
movement Korean independence movement
name Yun Posun
nativeLanguage Korean
notableEvent opposition to Park Chung-hee regime
resignation following 1961 military coup in South Korea
occupation activist
politician
officeNumber 2nd President of South Korea
participatedIn April Revolution political transition
placeOfBirth Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea
placeOfDeath Seoul, South Korea
linked to: Seoul
politicalAlignment opposition to authoritarian rule
politicalParty Democratic Party of Korea (historical)
New Democratic Party (South Korea)
positionHeld Mayor of Seoul
President of South Korea
member of the National Assembly of South Korea
predecessor Syngman Rhee
religion Protestantism
residence Seoul, South Korea
linked to: Seoul
signature signature of Yun Posun
spouse Kim Ok-yun
startTime 1960-08-13
successor Park Chung-hee

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Syngman Rhee successor Yun Posun
Yun Posun name Yun Posun