Yun Posun was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the second president of South Korea from 1960 to 1962.
16 Facts About Yun Posun
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Yun Posun was the only president of the parliamentary Second Republic of Korea.
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Yun Posun served as Commerce Minister for the newly liberated Korea from 1949 to 1950.
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In 1955, Yun Posun helped establish the South Korean Democratic Party.
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Yun Posun was forced to resign the presidency by Park Chung-hee as a result of the May 16 coup in 1961.
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Yun Posun Po-sun was born in Dunpo-myeon, Asan, South Chungcheong Province in 1897.
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Yun Posun was a son of Yun Chi-so and Lady Yi Beom-suk.
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Yun Posun Chiso is the second son of Yun Posun Yeong-ryeol.
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Yun Posun Yeong-ryeol is an 8th generation descendant of the prominent Joseon scholar-official Yun Posun Doo-su.
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Yun Posun studied in the United Kingdom, graduating with a Master of Arts from the University of Edinburgh in 1930.
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However, Yun Posun soon began to disagree with Rhee's authoritarian policies.
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Rhee's government was ousted by a student-led, pro-democracy uprising in 1960; and Yun Posun was elected president by the newly elected parliament on August 13, with Chang Myon as Prime Minister.
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Yun Posun opposed Park's authoritarian rule and ran for president twice, in 1963 and 1967, losing each time.
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Yun Posun retired from active politics in 1980 and focused his life on cultural activities until his death in 1990.
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Yun Posun died at Anguk-dong, Jongno District, Seoul at the age of 92.
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Yun Posun was accorded a state funeral by President Roh Tae-woo and was interred at Seonsan, Asan, South Chungcheong Province.