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Paik Sun-yup 백선엽 白善燁 | |
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![]() 1951 Military portrait of General Baik Seon-yup | |
Born | Chinnanpo-gun, Heian'nan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Nampo, South Pyongan Province, North Korea) | November 23, 1920
Died | July 10, 2020 Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea | (aged 99)
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Commands | 5th Infantry Regiment 5th Infantry Division 1st Infantry Division I Corps II Corps Republic of Korea Army Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
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Hangul | 백선엽 |
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Revised Romanization | Baek Seon-yeop |
McCune–Reischauer | Paek Sŏnyŏp |
Paik Sun-yup (Korean: 백선엽; Hanja: 白善燁; RR: Baek Seon-yeop; November 23, 1920 – July 10, 2020) was a South Korean military officer. Paik is best known for his service during the Korean War, for being the first four-star general in the history of the South Korean military, and for his service as a diplomat and statesman for South Korea.