Lee Ki-poong

Lee Ki-poong (20 December 1896 – 28 April 1960) was a South Korean politician and Vice President. He was the Minister of National Defense (May 7, 1951 – March 29, 1952) and Mayor of Seoul (June 6, 1949 – May 7, 1951). He was the leader of Liberal Party and supporter of Syngman Rhee (as a President). The Liberal Party held power from 1948 to 1960.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.

Lee Ki-poong 리기붕
Lee in 1949
Personal details
Born	(1896-12-20)December 20, 1896 Goesan County, North Chungcheong Province, Joseon
Died	April 28, 1960(1960-04-28) (aged 63) Seoul, South Korea

Lee Ki-poong
Hangul	리기붕
Hanja	李起鵬
Revised Romanization	Ri Gibung
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Kibung

On March 15, 1960, South Korea held a presidential election. The Liberal Party, which included Syngman Rhee and Lee Ki-poong, won by a very wide margin and was accused of electoral fraud. As a result, the April Revolution took place in April 1960. President Rhee resigned on April 26, 1960. Lee Ki-poong's family also resigned. On April 28, 1960, in an annex of Rhee's mansion, Lee Ki-poong's first son, Lee Kang-seok (1937 – April 28, 1960) shot Lee Ki-poong and his family and then killed himself in a murder–suicide.[1][2]

See also

• April Revolution

References

1. Choy, Bong-youn (1971). Korea: A History. Tuttle Publishing. p. 352. ISBN 9781462912483.
2. Oh, John Kie-chiang (1999). Korean Politics: The Quest for Democratization and Economic Development. Cornell University Press. p. 43. ISBN 0801484588.

Political offices
Preceded by Shin Sung-mo	Minister of National Defence 1951-1952	Succeeded by Shin Tae-youngl