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(1896–1960) South Korean politician and Vice President In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
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Lee Ki-poong
이기붕
3rd and 4th Mayor of Seoul
In office
6 June 1949 – 8 May 1951
Preceded byYun Bo-seon
Succeeded byKim Taeson
Minister of National Defense
In office
7 May 1951 – 29 March 1952
PresidentSyngman Rhee
Preceded byShin Song-mo
Succeeded byShin Tae-young
Personal details
Born(1896-12-20)December 20, 1896
Goesan County, North Chungcheong Province, Joseon
DiedApril 28, 1960(1960-04-28) (aged 63)
Seoul, South Korea
Lee Ki-poong
Hangul이기붕
Hanja李起鵬
Revised RomanizationI Gibung
McCune–ReischauerI Kibung

Lee Ki-poong (20 December 1896 – 28 April 1960) was a South Korean politician and Vice President elect. He was the Minister of National Defense (May 7, 1951 – March 29, 1952) and Mayor of Seoul (June 6, 1949 – May 8, 1951). He was the leader of Liberal Party and supporter of Syngman Rhee (as a President). By the 1954 election, Lee became the most prominent member of the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party held power from 1948 to 1960.

On March 15, 1960, South Korea held a presidential election. The Liberal Party, which included Syngman Rhee and Lee Ki-poong, won by a very wide margin and was accused of electoral fraud. As a result, the April Revolution took place in April 1960. President Rhee resigned on April 26, 1960. Lee Ki-poong's family also resigned.

On April 28, 1960, in an annex of Rhee's mansion, Lee Ki-poong's first son, Lee Kang-seok (1937 – April 28, 1960) shot Lee Ki-poong and his family and then killed himself in a murder–suicide.

See also

References

  1. Kim 2021, p. 237.
  2. Choy, Bong-youn (1971). Korea: A History. Tuttle Publishing. p. 352. ISBN 9781462912483.
  3. Oh, John Kie-chiang (1999). Korean Politics: The Quest for Democratization and Economic Development. Cornell University Press. p. 43. ISBN 0801484588.

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Political offices
Preceded byShin Sung-mo Minister of National Defence
1951–1952 		Succeeded byShin Tae-young
Preceded byYun Posun Mayor of Seoul
1949–1951 		Succeeded byKim Taeson
Mayors of Seoul


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