Park Eunsik 박은식 朴殷植 |
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2nd President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea | |
In office 1925–1925 |
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Preceded by | Syngman Rhee |
Succeeded by | Yi Sang-ryong |
Personal details | |
Born |
Nammyeon, Hwangju-gun, Hwanghae-do, Joseon |
September 30, 1859
Died | November 1, 1925 Shanghai, China |
(aged 66)
Nationality | Korean |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 박은식 |
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Hanja | 朴殷植 |
Revised Romanization | Bak Eun-sik |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Ŭnsik |
Park Eunsik (September 30, 1859 - November 1, 1925) was a historian and the second President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai during part of 1925. Soon after the impeachment of Syngman Rhee from the presidency, Park was elected the president, but he soon died from illness while in office. Park was succeeded by Yi Sang-ryong as the president.