Chang Myun

Chang Myon
Chang Myon (1955)
4th Vice President of South Korea
In office May 15, 1956 – April 23, 1960
President	Rhee Syng-man
Preceded by	Ham Tae-young
Succeeded by	Lee Ki-bung
Personal details
Born	(1899-08-28)August 28, 1899 Seoul, Korean Empire
Died	June 4, 1966(1966-06-04) (aged 66) Seoul, South Korea
Spouse(s)	Kim Yun-ok

This is a Korean name; the family name is Chang.

Chang Myon(Korean: 장면, August 28, 1899 – June 4, 1966) was 2nd, 7th Prime Minister of South Korea, 4th Vice President of South Korea. His nickname was Unsuk (Korean: 운석, hanja:雲石).

He was a special ambassador to the Vatican 1948. In 1949, United States Ambassador to South Korea, May 1950 2nd Prime Minister of South Korea. 1956 to 1960 4th Vice President of South Korea. Seventh Prime Minister in August 1960. On 16 May 1961, he was kicked out, By Park Chung hee's coup d'état.

Life

Chang Myon was born in Incheon in 1899. He was born to a Catholic family. After graduating high school, he was Studied depart in the United States. After returning, he worked as an educator. Dongseong High School teachers, Principal. Geseong Elementary School Principal.

August 15, 1945 Independence, he moved into politics. October 1948 was sent to UN, to represent of South Korea, after, December 1948 Special Ambassador to the Vatican, Ambassador to the United States. Prime Minister of South Korea November 23, 1950 to April 23, 1952.

Related pages

• Rhee Syngman
• Kim Gu
• Yun Posun
• Yun Chi-ho
• Jang Jun-ha
• Park Chung-hee
• Park Soon-Chon
• Shin Ik-hee
• Heo Jeong

References

Chang Myon

• http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=132789

Other websites

• Unsyk ChangMyon Memorial site Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Chang Myon:National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Archived 2012-12-05 at Archive.today

Preceded by Ham Tae Young	3rd Vice President of South Korea 1956-1960	Succeeded by Lee ki boong
Preceded by Lee Beom-Seok	2nd Prime Ministers of South Korea 1951-1962	Succeeded by Chang Taek-sang
Preceded by Heo jeong	7rd Prime Ministers of South Korea 1960-1961 May	Succeeded by Jang Doyoung