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Yi Si-yeong

Yi Si-yeong
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Vice President of South Korea
In office
24 July 1948 – 9 May 1951
President Syngman Rhee
Succeeded by Kim Seong-su
Personal details
Born 3 December 1868
Hanseong-bu, Joseon
Died April 19, 1953(1953-04-19) (aged 84)
Busan, South Korea
Political party Democratic Party
Religion Confucianism
Yi Si-yeong
Hangul 이시영
Hanja 李始榮
Revised Romanization I Siyeong
McCune–Reischauer Ri Siyŏng
Pen name
Hangul 성재
Hanja 省齋
Revised Romanization Seongjae
McCune–Reischauer Sŏngjae
Courtesy name
Hangul 성흡
Hanja 聖翕
Revised Romanization Seongheup
McCune–Reischauer Sŏnghŭp
Pen name
Hangul 시림산인
Hanja 始林山人
Revised Romanization Sirimsanin
McCune–Reischauer Sirimsanin

Seongjae Yi Si-yeong (Korean: 이시영; hanja: 李始榮, December 3, 1868 – April 19, 1953) was a Korean politician, independence activist, educator and Neo-confucianism scholar. He was the first Vice President of South Korea from 1948 to 1951. Yi resigned after the National Defense Force Incident. His nickname was Seongjae (성재; 省齋), Sirimsanin (시림산인; 始林山人). Before, the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, he had served for Joseon, as the Governor of South Pyongan Province and the President of Hansung Law Court.


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