Yun Po-sun | |
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윤보선 | |
![]() Official portrait, 1960 | |
2nd President of South Korea | |
In office August 13, 1960 – March 24, 1962 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Syngman Rhee |
Succeeded by | Park Chung Hee |
2nd Mayor of Seoul | |
In office December 15, 1948 – June 5, 1949 | |
Preceded by | Kim Hyong-min |
Succeeded by | Lee Ki-poong |
Personal details | |
Born | Sinhang-ri, Dunpo-myeon, Asan County, South Chungcheong, Joseon (present day South Korea) | August 26, 1897
Died | July 18, 1990 Anguk-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea | (aged 92)
Resting place | Yun Family Cemetery, Asan |
Political party | Democratic (1955) New Democratic (1967) |
Spouse(s) |
Min Kyung-suk
(m. 1915; died 1937) |
Relations | Yun Chi-sung (uncle) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (MA) |
Religion | Christianity |
Signature | ![]() |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 윤보선 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yun Boseon |
McCune–Reischauer | Yun Posŏn |
Art name | |
Hangul | 해위 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Haewi |
McCune–Reischauer | Haewi |
Courtesy name | |
Hangul | 경천 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gyeongcheon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngch'ŏn |
Yun Po-sun (Korean: 윤보선; Korean pronunciation: [junbosʌn] or [jun] [posʌn]; August 26, 1897 – July 18, 1990) was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the second president of South Korea from 1960 to 1962. He was the only president of the short-lived Second Republic of Korea, and served as little more than a figurehead due to its nature as a parliamentary system.
Having entered politics after World War II, Yun served as Secretary to Korea's Chief of Staff in 1947, and was Mayor of Seoul in 1948. He served as Commerce Minister for the newly liberated Korea from 1949 to 1950. In 1955, Yun helped establish the South Korean Democratic Party. He was forced to resign the presidency by Park Chung Hee as a result of the May 16 coup in 1961.
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