Cho Byeong-ok

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Cho Byeong-ok
Personal details
Born May 21, 1894(1894-05-21)
Cheonan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Joseon Dynasty
Died February 15, 1960(1960-02-15) (aged 65)
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
Political party Democratic Party
Spouse(s) No Jeong-myeon 노정면 (盧禎冕)
Korean name
Hangul 조병옥
Hanja 趙炳玉
Revised Romanization Jo Byeong-ok
McCune–Reischauer Cho Byŏngok
Pen name
Hangul 유석
Hanja 維石
Revised Romanization Yuseok
McCune–Reischauer Yusŏk

Cho Byeong-ok (1894 – 1960; Korean: 조병옥; Hanja: 趙炳玉) was a South Korean politician. He ran against incumbent president Syngman Rhee in the 1960 Presidential Elections but died just days before the election. Rhee received 90% of the vote.


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