Paik Sun-yup
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Paik Sun-yup was a South Korean army general renowned for his pivotal leadership during the Korean War and for helping to modernize South Korea’s armed forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paik Sun-yup canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Korean Army general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Baek Seon-yeop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paik Sun Yup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
Legion of Merit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of Military Merit Taegeuk (South Korea) NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of National Security Merit (South Korea) NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Silver Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1920-11-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Korea under Japanese rule
NERFINISHED
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North Pyongan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinuiju NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Daejeon National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
1st Infantry Division of the Republic of Korea Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Corps of the Republic of Korea Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | service in the Manchukuo Imperial Army ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2020-07-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Manchukuo Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonoraryRank | four-star general ⓘ |
| language |
Japanese
ⓘ
Korean ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Republic of Korea Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Paik Sun-yup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | South Korean ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Tabu-dong NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Nakdong River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership during the Korean War
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modernization of South Korea’s armed forces ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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government minister ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Ambassador of South Korea to Canada
ⓘ
Ambassador of South Korea to France ⓘ Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Minister of Transportation of South Korea ⓘ |
| promotedToGeneral | 1953 ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
|
| serviceEnd | 1960 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1941 ⓘ |
| spouse | Kim Jeong-suk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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