Yi Sangnyong
Yi Sangnyong 이상룡 李相龍 | |
|---|---|
| 3rd President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea | |
| In office September, 1925 – January, 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Park Eunsik |
| Succeeded by | Yang Gi-tak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1858 Andong, Gyeongsang-do, Joseon |
| Died | June 15, 1932 (aged 73) Jilin, Manchuria |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이상룡 |
| Hanja | 李相龍 |
| Revised Romanization | I Sangryong |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Sangnyong |
Yi Sangnyong (Korean: 이상룡; Hanja: 李相龍; November 24, 1858 – June 15, 1932) was a Korean Liberation activist, serving as the third president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea from 1925 to 1926. Yi Sangnyong, along with Yi Si-yeong and Yi Tongnyŏng, started the Sinhŭng Military Academy in 1911.[1] He participated in Korean independence movement
Notes
- ^ Carter J. Eckert, Ki-baik Lee, Young Ick Lew, Michael Robinson, and Edward W. Wagner, Korea Old and New: A History (Seoul: Ilchokak / Korea Institute, Harvard University, 1990), 274.