Yun Po-sun

Also known as Yun Bo-seon, Haewe, Haewi, Yun Posun

2nd President of South Korea (1897-1990)

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Yun Po-sun was the second president of South Korea, serving during a pivotal period in the nation's early history from 1897 to 1990. His presidency was significant in shaping South Korea's development during the post-war era and Cold War period.

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Instance of: human
Family name: Yoon
Gender: male
Citizenship: South Korea
Place of birth: Asan
Place of death: Seoul
Spouse: Gong Deok-gwi
Occupation: journalist
Educated at: University of Edinburgh
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: Korean
Native language: Korean
Religion: Presbyterianism
Image: 윤보선 대통령 존영2 (cropped).jpg

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Commons category: Yun Bo-seon
date of birth: 1897-08-26
date of death: 1990-07-18
topic's main category: Category:Yun Posun
McCune–Reischauer romanization: Yun Posŏn
Revised Romanization: Yun Boseon
cause of death: diabetes
candidacy in election: August 1960 South Korean presidential election
name in kana: ユンボソン
manner of death: natural causes

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Encyclopedic overview

Yun Po-sun (Korean: 윤보선, pronounced [junbosʌn] or [jun] [posʌn]; August 26, 1897 – July 18, 1990) was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the second president of South Korea from 1960 to 1962. He was the only president of the short-lived Second Republic of Korea, and served as little more than a figurehead due to its nature as a parliamentary system.

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 to 1950. In 1955, Yun helped establish the South Korean Democratic Party. He was forced to resign the presidency by Park Chung Hee as a result of the May 16 coup in 1961.

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