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Korean name | |
Hangul | 이철승 |
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Hanja | 李哲承 |
Revised Romanization | Lee Chul-seung |
Art name | |
Hangul | 소석 |
Hanja | 素石 |
Revised Romanization | Soseok |
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Lee Chul-seung | |
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이철승 | |
Member of the National Assembly, South Korea | |
In office 1954 The 3rd National Assembly | |
Constituency | Jeonju, Independent |
In office 1958-1961 The 4th and 5th National Assembly | |
Constituency | Jeonju, Democratic Party |
In office 1971 The 8th National Assembly | |
Constituency | Jeonju, New Democratic Party (Hangul: 신민당) |
In office 1973 The 9th National Assembly and Vice Speaker of the National Assembly | |
Constituency | Jeonju, New DemocraticParty |
In office 1978 The 10th National Assembly | |
Constituency | Jeonju, Wanju, New DemocraticParty |
In office 1985 The 12th National Assembly | |
Constituency | Jeonju, New DemocraticParty |
Personal details | |
Born | May 15, 1922 Seoul, Korea |
Died | February 27, 2016 |
Resting place | Seoul National Cemetery |
Nationality | Republic of Korea (South Korea) |
Political party | 1954 Independent;
1958 Democratic Party; 1971 New Democratic Party (Hangul: 신민당); 1973 New Democratic Party; 1976 Representative Supreme Member, the New Democratic Party; 1978 New Democratic Party; 1985 New Democratic Party; |
Spouse | Kim Chang-hee |
Children | Yanghee Lee (daughter) |
Awards | Order of Service Merit ("Mugunghwa Medal," Hangul: 국민훈장 무궁화장) |
Lee Chul-seung (or Yi Cheol-seung, Lee Chul-sung or Lee Chul Sung) (Hangul:이철승, Hanja:李哲承; May 15, 1922 – February 27, 2016) was a South Korean 7-term National Assemblyman (lawmaker, conservative) and a founding father of the Republic of Korea after the Korean War (1950-1953). A political heavyweight, Lee was an independence and democracy fighter and leader; anti-communism; anti-military rule; anti-Japanese rule; an advocate of bipartisanship particularly when it came to national security; and an advocate of non-governmental organizations.[1] After Korea was liberated from Japanese colonial rule in 1945, Lee "led a student union that opposed a trusteeship, under which Korea would be governed by foreign powers after World War II, and entered politics in 1954 after winning a parliamentary seat."[2] Lee and his two political rivals former President Kim Young-sam and former President Kim Dae-jung were famous for their political competition and the establishment and development of democracy in South Korea.[3] He was given an honorable burial for his life contributions at the Seoul National Cemetery on March 2, 2016 where former South Korean presidents are also buried.
1946
1954
1958~1961
1961
1966
1969
1971~1973
1973
1975
1976
1978
1984~
1985
1987
On May 16, 1961, Park Chung-hee, Kim Jong-pil, and Lee Nak-sun successfully staged a military coup d'etat. Immediately after, Park Chung-hee sent aides to try and win over key opposition lawmakers including Lee who rejected Park's request for help. Lee was forced to leave politics and went to the United States where he was vocally opposed to the military coup in Korea and studied Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
(This article needs more details about his political exile, his "man without a passport" status, and his asylum in the U.S.)
(This article needs more details about his political comeback)
1990
1993
1994~
1995~
1996~
1998
2005
2007
2011~2016
Lee died on February 27, 2016 at 03:45 KST, at Samsung Hospital in Seoul at the age of 94. A funeral was held for him on March 2, 2016 that began with a five-day wake and a police-escorted procession that led to the National Assembly and ended with a gun salute at the Seoul National Cemetery where he is buried along with former South Korean presidents.