Chough Pyung-ok
Chough Pyung-ok (Korean: 조병옥; 1894 – 1960) was a South Korean politician. He ran against incumbent president Syngman Rhee in the 1960 presidential election but died on February 15, one month before the election on March 15. Rhee received 90% of the vote. He was the first Director of the Korean National Police from 1945 to 1949 and Minister of Home Affairs during the early stages of the Korean War.
Chough Pyung-ok | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1894 Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, Joseon |
| Died | February 15, 1960 (aged 65) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States |
| Cause of death | Stomach Cancer |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | No Jeong-myeon 노정면 (盧禎冕) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조병옥 |
| Hanja | 趙炳玉 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Byeong-ok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Pyŏngok |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 유석 |
| Hanja | 維石 |
| Revised Romanization | Yuseok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yusŏk |
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