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Lee Beom-seok on October 20, 1900 was born in Gyeongseong (now Seoul), Korean Empire. Lee's father was an officer. He was a descendant of Sejong the Great's son Gwangpyeong Daegun (광평대군; 廣平大君).[3]
Career in exile
Lee and thousands of other Korean independence activists went into exile in the Republic of China after the violent suppression by the Japanese of the March 1st Movement.
In 1919, he started studying at the Shinheung military academy (Korean: 신흥무관학교; Hanja: 新興武官學校), which was created to build an army to fight for independence. Soon after, Lee fought in the Battle of Cheongsanni, a six-day engagement in eastern Manchuria.
In 1945, Lee attempted to return to Korea but was forced to remain in exile in China.
Career after liberation of Korea
In 1946, he returned to Korea and helped found the Korean National Youth Association with Ahn Ho-sang.[4] He was opposed to Kim Ku's South-North negotiations (남북협상; 南北協商) and allied himself with Lee Syng-man to establish a unitary government in South Korea. He served as the new country's first prime minister from July 31, 1948 to April 20, 1950.
Following his term in office, Lee Beom-seok served as the Korean Ambassador to the Republic of China, and as Secretary of the Interior. He ran for the vice presidency in 1952, and again in 1956, but failed to win either election. Throughout the 1960s, he remained a staunch opposition leader to the ruling party.[5] At the end of his career, Lee served as an adviser on the Board of National Unification (국토통일원; 國土統一院) and mentored Park Chung-Hee as an elder of the nation.
On May 10, 1972, he was granted a honorary doctorate by the Taiwan Chinese Academy.
Death
He died on May 11, 1972, a day after receiving his honorary degree. He died of a myocardial infarction in the Seongmo hospital of Myeong-dong in Seoul. His state funeral was held in the Square of Namsan Mountain on May 17, and he was buried in Seoul National Cemetery.[6]
Bibliography
Udungbul (우둥불)
Bangrangui Jeong-yeol (Passion of Wandering; 방랑의 정열)
Hangug-ui Bunno (Rage of Korea; 한국의 분노)
Minjok Gwa Cheongnyeon (Nationality and the Youth; 민족과 청년)
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^"혼돈의 해방공간서 자유민주주의의 초석을 놓다(Put the basis of Liberal Democracy in Chaotic place) : 동아일보(Dong-A newspaper), 2008. 08. 22". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)