Chough Pyung-ok
Chough Pyung-ok (also Cho Pyung-ok or Cho Byeong-ok; 1894 – 1960) was a South Korean politician. He ran against incumbent president Syngman Rhee in the 1960 presidential election but died on February 15, one month before the election on March 15. Rhee received 90% of the vote.
Chough Pyung-ok | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1894 Cheonan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Joseon Dynasty |
| Died | February 15, 1960 (aged 65) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | No Jeong-myeon 노정면 (盧禎冕) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조병옥 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 趙炳玉 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Byeong-ok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Pyŏngok |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 유석 |
| Hanja | 維石 |
| Revised Romanization | Yuseok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yusŏk |
Works
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chough Pyung-ok. |
- Cho Byeong-ok (in Korean)
- Cho Byeong-ok (in Korean)
- Cho Byeong-ok (in Korean)
- Cho Byeong-ok (in Korean)
- Cho Byeong-ok (in Korean)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.