Chang Do-yong
Chang Do-yong | |
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장도영 張都暎 | |
| Chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction | |
| In office May 16 1961 – July 3, 1961 | |
| Deputy | Park Chung Hee |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Park Chung Hee
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| Acting Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office May 20, 1961 – July 2, 1961 | |
| President | Yun Po-sun |
| Preceded by | Chang Myon |
| Succeeded by | Song Yo-chan (acting)
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| 11th Minister of National Defense | |
| In office May 20, 1961 – June 6, 1961 | |
| President | Yun Po-sun |
| Preceded by | Hyun Suk-ho |
| Succeeded by | Shin Eung-gyun
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1923 |
| Died | 3 August 2012 (aged 89) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place | Seoul National Cemetery |
| Party | None(military regime) |
| Spouse | Baek Hyung-sook |
| Children | 5 children |
| Alma mater | Imperial Japanese Army Academy Korea Military Academy |
| Religion | Protestantism |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan South Korea |
| Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army (1944–1945) Republic of Korea Army (1945–8 August 1961) |
| Years of service | 1944–1961 |
| Rank | Lieutenant(Japan) Lieutenant General(South Korea) |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Korean War |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장도영 |
| Hanja | 張都暎 |
| RR | Jang Doyeong |
| MR | Chang Toyŏng |
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Chang Do-yong (Korean: 장도영; Hanja: 張都暎; 23 January 1923 – 3 August 2012) was a South Korean general, politician and professor who, as the Army Chief of Staff, played a decisive role in the May 16 coup and was the first chairman of the interim Supreme Council for National Reconstruction for a short time until his imprisonment.