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    Chang Myon (Korean: 장면; August 28, 1899 – June 4, 1966) was a South Korean statesman, educator, diplomat, journalist and social activist as well as a Roman...
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    rendered powerless the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Chang Myon and President Yun Posun, and ended the Second Republic, installing a reformist...
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    previous month. After the armistice, Chang became Army Chief of Staff at the age of 39 under the Cabinet of Chang Myon following the April 19 Revolution...
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    parliamentary government under President Yun Posun and Prime Minister Chang Myon. The Second Republic ended Rhee's authoritarianism and repression, formed...
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    National Assembly following elections. The Second Republic was led by Chang Myon as Prime Minister of South Korea, a position which held most of the power...
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    Wirtschaftswunder ("economic miracle"). In his 1961 New Year's address, Chang Myon, prime minister of the Second Republic of South Korea, used the phrase...
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    the most powerful position, with the president reduced to a figurehead. Chang Myon was the only prime minister of the second republic until the military...
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    First Republic Lee Beom-seok Chang Myon Chang Taek-sang Paik Too-chin Pyon Yong-tae Second Republic Ho Chong Chang Myon Third Republic Choi Tu-son Chung...
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  • contest where Rhee's Liberal Party candidate Lee Ki-poong competed against Chang Myon. The elections were heavily rigged in Lee's favor, and widespread allegations...
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    Beom-seok • 1950 (acting) Shin Song-mo • 1950–1952 Chang Myon • 1952 (acting) Yi Yun-yong • 1952 Chang Taek-sang • 1952–1954 Paik Too-chin • 1954 Pyon Yong-tae...
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    War and Ceasefire (전쟁과 휴전) Chung Il-kwon's Memoir (정일권 회고록, 丁一權 回顧綠) Chang Myon Kim Jong-pil Korean War Paik Sun-yup Park Chung Hee "Chung Il-kwon". WW2DB...
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  • lynched him, making him Yi disabled. Yi left the gangs, and escorted Chang Myon and Shin Ik-Hee from political hoodlums. Portrayed by Jo Sang-goo in the...
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  • Jang, Chang and (less often) Zang are romanizations of the common Korean surname 장. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 1,021,107 people...
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    embassy to communicate with Chang Myon, and they established rapport. In early 1960 an election was held, in which Chang most probably bested the corrupt...
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    (1891–1960) Acting 21 April 1950 22 November 1950 215 days Independent 2 Chang Myon 장면 張勉 (1899–1966) 23 November 1950 23 April 1952 1 year, 152 days Liberal...
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  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chunchon, South Korea. The son of Chang Myon, he was born as Chang Yik. On 30 March 1963, aged 29, he was ordained a parish priest...
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  • member of Congress representing New York's 17th congressional district; Chang Myon, 2nd and 7th Prime Minister of South Korea; and U.S. Representatives from...
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    office under Korean law at that time. When Lee, who was running against Chang Myon (the ambassador to the United States during the Korean War, a member from...
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    and has since been sending ambassadors to the United States. Although Chang Myon is officially recorded as the first ambassador serving from February 1949...
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    election on the same day. Lee ran against the Democratic Party candidate Chang Myon, who had been South Korea's ambassador to the United States during the...
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    Ahn Chang Ho (Korean: 안창호; Hanja: 安昌浩; November 9, 1878 – March 10, 1938), sometimes An Chang-ho, was a prominent Korean politician, Korean independence...
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  • which then Attorney General Jo Jinman reported to then-Prime Minister Chang Myon about the massacre. On 17 July 2008, the South Korean governmental Truth...
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    Emblem Chang Myon Appointer Direct election Term length 4 years Precursor None Formation 24 July 1948 First holder Yi Si-yeong Final holder Chang Myon Abolished...
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    presidential system. The assembly elected Yun Po-sun as President and Chang Myon as the Prime Minister and head of government in August 1960. The Second...
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    Council for National Reconstruction. Yun Chi-ho Yun Chi-oh Yun Chi-young Chang Myon Chang Chun-ha August 1960 South Korean presidential election 1963 South Korean...
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    candidate in the 1956 elections, but put forward Chang Myon as its vice-presidential candidate. Chang was elected with 46.4% of the vote. Public attitude...
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    First Republic Lee Beom-seok Chang Myon Chang Taek-sang Paik Too-chin Pyon Yong-tae Second Republic Ho Chong Chang Myon Third Republic Choi Tu-son Chung...
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    (30.0%) In the vice-presidential election, Democratic Party candidate Chang Myon defeated Lee Ki-poong (Liberal) by 46.4% to 44.0%. – Mar 1960 Syngman...
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    nominally led by Army Chief of Staff Chang Do-yong after his defection on the day it started. On May 18, Chang Myon announced his resignation along with...
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  • Yun Posun government 1960 Chang Myon cabinet 1960–61 May 16 coup 1961 Supreme Council for National Reconstruction 1961–63...
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