Song Yo-chan
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| Song Yo-chan 송요찬 |
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| Prime Minister of South Korea (Acting) | |
| In office July 3, 1961 – June 16, 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Jang Do-young |
| Succeeded by | Park Chung-hee |
| 7th Vice President of South Korea | |
| In office August 16, 1960 – August 19, 1960 |
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| President | Yun Bo-seon |
| Preceded by | Heo Jeong |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
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| Born | February 13, 1918 Chungcheongnam-do, Colonel Korea (now South Korea) |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Political party | Military |
| Alma mater | George Washington University |
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| Song Yo-chan | |
| Hangul | 송요찬 |
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| Hanja | 宋堯讚 |
| Revised Romanization | Song Yo-chan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Song Yoch'an |
Song Yo Chan (February 13, 1918 – October 18, 1980) was prime minister (Chief Cabinet Minister - Military Rule) of South Korea from 3 July 1961 to 16 June 1962. Previously, he had been the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 22 July 1961 - 10 October 1961 and was a Lieutenant General. He ordered the arrest of corrupt officers in the army.[1]
He had studied politics and economics at George Washington University[2] in Washington, D.C. During the final days of the First Republic of South Korea of president Syngman Rhee, he declared martial law[3] and forced the president into resignment. Song Yo Chan refused to quell the student-led protesters. Even though the police asked for bullets and troops.[4] The protests are known as the April Revolution.
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External links
- THE CUSTODIANS
- Former Prime Ministers
- A Split / The Collapse Of The Securities Market
- National Reconstruction/ The Birth Of The EPB
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