Kim Chung-yul explained

Honorific-Prefix:

His Excellency

Kim Chung-yul

Order:

19th Prime Minister of South Korea

Predecessor:

Lho Shin-yong

President:

Chun Doo-hwan

Successor:

Lee Hyun-jae

Termend:

25 February 1988

Termstart:

14 July 1987

Birth Date:

1917 9, df=y

Birth Place:

Keijō, Korea, Empire of Japan

Death Place:

Seoul, South Korea

Nationality:

Korean

Module:

Hangul:	김정렬
Hanja:	金貞烈
Rr:	Kim Jeongryeol
Mr:	Kim Chŏngryŏl
Child:	yes

Kim Chung-yul (29 September 1917 – 7 September 1992) was a South Korean Air Force officer who served as Prime Minister of South Korea from July 1987 to February 1988.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Personal life

He was born on 29 September 1917.^[4] He graduated from Imperial Japanese Army Air Academy and Akeno Army Aviation School. He fought with the Royal Air Force primarily in Southeast Asia and was a IJA Captain at the end of WW2.^[5]

He was South Korean Ambassador to United States^[6] and National Defence Minister.^[7] He served in the Korean Air Force during World War II. On 7 September 1992, he died after a lengthy illness. His native city was Seoul.

Notes and References

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Web site: One-Time Prime Minister of South Korea . 2022-09-16 . Chicago Tribune.
Book: Korea Digest . 1987 . Korean Information Office, Embassy of Korea . en.
Book: Lentz, Harris M. . Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 . 4 February 2014 . Routledge . 978-1-134-26497-1 . en.
친일인명사전편찬위원회 編 (2009). 친일인명사전 (Chinilpa Name List) 1. 친일문제연구총서 인명편. 민족문제연구소. ISBN 978-89-93741-03-2
Web site: 14 July 1987 . Chun Shakes Up Cabinet to Ensure 'Fairness' . 2022-09-16 . . en-US.
Book: Macdonald, Donald S. . The Koreans: Contemporary Politics And Society, Third Edition . 19 February 2018 . Routledge . 978-0-429-97243-0 . en.