Lee Ki-poong
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Lee Ki-poong 이기붕 | |
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| Born | December 20, 1896 Goesan County, North Chungcheong Province, Joseon |
| Died | April 28, 1960 (aged 63) Seoul, South Korea |
| Lee Ki-poong | |
| Hangul | 이기붕 |
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| Hanja | 李起鵬 |
| Revised Romanization | I Gi-bung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Ki-pung |
Lee Ki-poong (20 December 1896 - 28 April 1960) was a South Korean politician and Vice President. He was the Minister of National Defense (May 7, 1951 - March 29, 1952), Mayor of Seoul (June 6, 1949 - May 7, 1951). He was the leader of Liberal Party and supporter of Syngman Rhee (as a President). The Liberal Party held power from 1948 to 1960.
In March 15, 1960, South Korea held a presidential election. Liberal Party(including Syngman Rhee ang Lee Ki-poong) has electoral fraud. As a result of the electoral fraud, the April Revolution took place in April 1960. President Rhee resigned in April 26, 1960. Lee Ki-poong's family also resigned. In April 28 1960, Lee Ki-poong's first son, Lee Kang-seok (1937 - April 28, 1960) shot Lee Ki-poong and his family and then killed himself.
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- Joseon Dynasty people
- South Korean politicians
- Members of the National Assembly (South Korea)
- Government ministers of South Korea
- Mayors of Seoul
- International Olympic Committee members
- South Korean people of the Korean War
- First Republic of South Korea
- Politicians who committed suicide
- Korean anti-communists
- People from Goesan County
- 1896 births
- 1960 deaths
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