Kwak Sang-hoon explained

Samyeon Kwak
Office:Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea
Termstart:2 May 1960
Termend:16 May 1961
Successor:abolished
Predecessor:Lee Ki-poong
Office1:President of South Korea
Status1:Acting
Termstart1:16 June 1960
Termend1:23 June 1960
Predecessor1:Ho Chong
Successor1:Heo Jeong
Birth Date:October 21, 1896
Death Place:Seoul, Republic of Korea

Kwak Sang-hoon (; October 21, 1896 – January 19, 1980) was a South Korean independence activist and politician who served as the 1st to 5th National Assembly member and served as acting president of South Korea for 7 days.[1] [2] [3]

Early life

Kwak Sang-hoon was born on October 21, 1896, in Dongnae-gun in the South Gyeongsang Province as the son of a military officer. His grandfather served as a military officer and served as a lieutenant colonel in Yeoju-gun, and the head of the middle army and the house of the middle army.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Republic of Korea (South Korea) . 2022-03-13 . www.worldstatesmen.org.
  2. Web site: 네이버 뉴스 라이브러리 . 2022-03-13 . NAVER Newslibrary.
  3. Book: Lee, Lee Hwa . The Story of Korean History 20: We will find the country with our own strength . 2006 . 245.
  4. Web site: [인천인물 100人·7] 근·현대정치사 중심 삼연 곽상훈 ]. 2022-03-13 . 경인일보 . ko.