Pyon Yong-tae
Pyon Yong-tae or Byeon Yeong-tae (December 15, 1892 – March 10, 1969) was a South Korean politician. He was the fifth prime minister of South Korea,[1] and also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2]
Pyun Yong Tae 변영태 | |
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| 5th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office June 27, 1954 – November 28, 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Baek Du-jin |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished Heo Jeong (Second Republic of Korea) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1892 Sinch'ŏn, Hwanghae Province, Joseon |
| Died | March 10, 1969 (aged 76) Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | liberal |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Byeon Yeong-tae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pyŏn Yŏngt'ae |
| Also spelled Pyun Young-tae | |
As minister of foreign affairs, Pyon signed the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of Korea on August 8, 1953.[3] Pyon served as prime minister for the first Republic of Korea for five months before the position was abolished on November 28, 1954. The position was restored in 1960 under the second Republic of Korea.
References
- Yahu! Baekgwasajeon 야후! 백과사전 [Yahoo! Encyclopedia], s.v. "Byeon Yeong-tae" 변영태, "올인올 통합사전-언제 어디서나 Alt + Click 하자!". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- "Television Interviews, 1951-1955". National Archives. 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- Min-kyung, Jung (2023-04-27). "How S. Korea-US alliance became more than a military treaty". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
External links
- Interview on Longines Chronoscope (December 19, 1952)
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