Lyuh Woon-hyung

Lyuh Woon-hyung
여운형
Lyuh in May 1947
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Korean Provisional Government
In office
5 August 1919 – 22 January 1920
Chairman of the National People's Representative Conference
In office
14 September – November 1945
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1886-05-25)25 May 1886
Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi, Joseon
Died19 July 1947(1947-07-19) (aged 61)
Rotary road, Hyehwa-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, southern Korea
Manner of deathAssassination
Resting placeUi-dong, Gangbuk District, Seoul, South Korea
Political partyPeople's Party of Korea (1945–1947)
Laboring People's Party (1947)
SpouseJin Sang-ha
Children9
Parent(s)Lee (Mother)
Lyuh Jung-hyun (Father)
Alma materJinling University, Pyongyang Presbyterian Theological Seminary
WebsiteMongyang Memorial Society
Korean name
Hangul
여운형
Hanja
呂運亨
Revised RomanizationYeo Unhyeong
McCune–ReischauerYŏ Unhyŏng
Art name
Hangul
몽양
Hanja
夢陽
Revised RomanizationMongyang
McCune–ReischauerMongyang

Lyuh Woon-hyung (Korean여운형; RRYeo Unhyeong; 25 May 1886 – 19 July 1947), also known by his art name Mongyang (몽양; 夢陽), was a Korean independence activist and reunification activist.

Lyuh was a prominent figure in the Korean Provisional Government during the Japanese colonial period.[1] He is rare among politicians in modern Korean history for being revered in both South and North Korea.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Weems, Benjamin (1948). "Behind the Korean Election". Far Eastern Survey. 17 (12): 143. doi:10.2307/3022008. ISSN 0362-8949. JSTOR 3022008.

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