Lee Wan-yong

Lee Wan-yong
7th Prime Minister of Korea
In office
11 August 1910 – 29 August 1910
MonarchSunjong
Preceded byPak Che-soon
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born(1858-07-17)17 July 1858
Gwangju, Gyeonggi, Joseon
(now Seongnam, South Korea)
Died12 February 1926(1926-02-12) (aged 67)
Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
(now Seoul, South Korea)
Korean name
Hunminjeongeum
이완용
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Wanyong
McCune–ReischauerYi Wanyong
Art name
Hunminjeongeum
일당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIldang
McCune–ReischauerIltang
Courtesy name
Hunminjeongeum
경덕
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGyeongdeok
McCune–ReischauerKyŏngdŏk

Lee Wan-yong (Korean이완용; pronounced [iː wɐȵoŋ]; 17 July 1858 – 12 February 1926), also spelled Yi Wan-yong or Ye Wan-yong,[1] was a Korean politician who served as the 7th Prime Minister of Korea. He was pro-Japanese and is best remembered for signing the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, which placed Korea under Japanese rule in 1910.

  1. ^ Sang-Hun, Choe (2008-06-12). "An Anger in Korea Over More Than Beef". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-24.

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