Lyuh Woon-hyung

Lyuh Woon-hyung
여운형
Lyuh in May 1947
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Korean Provisional Government
In office
5 August 1919 – 22 January 1920
Chairman of the National People's Representative Conference
In office
14 September – November 1945
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1886-05-25)25 May 1886
Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi, Joseon
Died19 July 1947(1947-07-19) (aged 61)
Rotary road, Hyehwa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Southern Korea
Manner of deathAssassination
Resting placeUi-dong, Gangbuk District, Seoul, South Korea
NationalityKorean
SpouseJin Sang-ha
Children9
Parent(s)Lee (Mother)
Lyuh Jung-hyun (Father)
Alma materJinling University , Pyongyang Presbyterian Theological Seminary
WebsiteMongyang Memorial Society
Korean name
Hangul
여운형
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeo Unhyeong
McCune–ReischauerYŏ Unhyŏng
Art name
Hangul
몽양
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMongyang
McCune–ReischauerMongyang

Lyuh Woon-hyung (Korean여운형; RRYeo Un-hyeong; 25 May 1886 – 19 July 1947), also known by his art name Mongyang (몽양; 夢陽), was a Korean independence activist and reunification activist.

Lyuh was a prominent figure in the Korean Provisional Government during the Japanese colonial period.[1] He is rare among politicians in modern Korean history for being revered in both South and North Korea.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Weems, Benjamin (1948). "Behind the Korean Election". Far Eastern Survey. 17 (12): 143. doi:10.2307/3022008. ISSN 0362-8949. JSTOR 3022008.

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