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Yun Posun

Yun Bosun
윤보선
Yun Bo-seon.jpg
2nd President of South Korea (4th term)
In office
August 13, 1960 – March 22, 1962
Prime Minister Ho Chong
Chang Myon
Song Yo-chan
Preceded by Syngman Rhee
Succeeded by Park Chung-hee
Personal details
Born (1897-08-26)August 26, 1897
Sinhang-ri, Dunpo-myeon, Asan County, South Chungcheong, Korea
Died July 18, 1990(1990-07-18) (aged 92)
Anguk-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
Resting place Yun Family Cemetery
Nationality Republic of Korea
Political party DemocraticNew Democratic (1960)New Democratic (1967)
Spouse(s) Lady Min (1915?–1937), Gong Deok-gwi (1948–1990)
Children 4
Alma mater University of Edinburgh (B.A., M.A.)
Religion Presbyterianism
Signature
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Yun Boseon
McCune–Reischauer Yun Posŏn
Pen name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Haewi
McCune–Reischauer Haewi
Courtesy name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gyeongcheon
McCune–Reischauer Kyŏngch'ŏn

Yun Posun (Hangul윤보선; Hanja尹潽善; Korean pronunciation: [jun.bo.sʌn] or [jun] [po.sʌn]; August 26, 1897 – July 18, 1990) was a Korean independence activist and politician, who served as the fourth term President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962 before being replaced by the long-serving Park Chung-hee as a result of the May 16 coup in 1961.

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 1949–1950. In 1955 Yun helped establish the South Korean Democratic Party.

Yun Posun was born in Dunpo-myeon, Asan, South Chungcheong Province in 1897. He was a son of Yun Chiso (윤치소, 1871–1944) and Lady Yi Beomsuk (이범숙, 1876–1969). Yun studied in the United Kingdom, graduating with a Master of Arts from the University of Edinburgh in 1930. He returned to Korea in 1932.

Yun entered politics in 1945 following Gwangbokjeol (Liberation Day). The first Doctor of Philosophy from Princeton University in Korea, as well as first President of South Korea, Dr. Syngman Rhee, was his mentor. By 1947, Yun was serving as Secretary to the Korean Chief of Staff. In 1948, Rhee appointed Yun to the position of mayor of Seoul. A year later, he was made Minister of Commerce and Industry. However, Yun soon began to disagree with Rhee's authoritarian policies.


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