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President
  
Syngman Rhee

Name
  
Yi Si-yeong

Religion
  
Confucianism

Political party
  
Democratic Party

Succeeded by
  
Kim Seong-su


Yi Si-yeong

Died
  
April 19, 1953(1953-04-19) (aged 84) Busan, South Korea

Seongjae Yi Si-yeong (Chosŏn'gŭl: 이시영; Hanja: 李始榮, December 3, 1868 – April 19, 1953) was a Korean politician, independence activist, educator and Neo-confucianist scholar. He was Vice President of South Korea from 1948 to 1951. Yi resigned after the National Defense Corps incident of 1951. His nickname was Seongjae (성재; 省齋) or 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.

Contents

Work book

  • Gamseemanuh (감시만어, 感時漫語)
  • Portrayed by Jo Young-jin in the 2010 KBS TV series Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe-young.
  • References

    Yi Si-yeong Wikipedia