Jang Myeon

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Jang Myeon, better known as Chang Myon, was a South Korean statesman who served as the country’s second prime minister and a key political leader during the early years of the Republic of Korea.

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instanceOf South Korean politician
human
prime minister
activity Korean independence movement sympathizer
alternateName Chang Myon NERFINISHED
John Chang NERFINISHED
birthDate 1899-08-28
burialPlace Seoul Catholic Cemetery NERFINISHED
child Chang Kee-ryo (note: sometimes reported as relative; exact relation debated) NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Korea NERFINISHED
South Korea
coupLeader Park Chung-hee NERFINISHED
deathDate 1966-06-04
education Catholic University of Peking NERFINISHED
Seoul National University (predecessor institutions / studies in Korea) NERFINISHED
era Cold War
languageSpoken English
Korean
name Jang Myeon NERFINISHED
notableFor leading the parliamentary cabinet government of the Second Republic of Korea
opposition to Syngman Rhee’s authoritarian rule
role in democratic reforms after the April Revolution of 1960
numberOfChildren 9
occupation diplomat
educator
politician
officeNumber 2nd Prime Minister of South Korea
4th Vice President of South Korea
overthrownBy May 16 coup NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Incheon, Korean Empire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Seoul, South Korea NERFINISHED
politicalParty Democratic Party of Korea (historical) NERFINISHED
Liberal Party (earlier affiliation, if any, disputed) NERFINISHED
positionHeld Ambassador of South Korea to the United States
Member of the National Assembly of South Korea
Prime Minister of South Korea
Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Korea
Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea
Vice President of South Korea
precededBy Heo Jeong NERFINISHED
primeMinisterTermEnd 1961-05-18
primeMinisterTermStart 1960-08-19
primeMinisterUnder Yun Posun NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Lee Suk-hee NERFINISHED
succeededBy Kim Jong-pil NERFINISHED
vicePresidentPrecededBy Ham Tae-young NERFINISHED
vicePresidentSucceededBy Lee Ki-bung NERFINISHED
vicePresidentTermEnd 1960-04-27
vicePresidentTermStart 1956-08-15
vicePresidentUnder Syngman Rhee NERFINISHED

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Chang Myon alternateName Jang Myeon