Lyuh Woon-hyung
Lyuh Woon-hyung | |
|---|---|
여운형 | |
Lyuh in May 1947 | |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Korean Provisional Government | |
| In office 5 August 1919 – 22 January 1920 | |
| Chairman of the National People's Representative Conference | |
| In office 14 September – November 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Vice President of the People's Republic of Korea | |
| In office 6 September 1945 – 19 February 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1886 |
| Died | 19 July 1947 (aged 61) |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Ui-dong, Gangbuk District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Party | People's Party of Korea (1945–1947) Laboring People's Party (1947) |
| Spouse | Jin Sang-ha |
| Children | 9 |
| Parent(s) | Lee (Mother) Lyuh Jung-hyun (Father) |
| Alma mater | Jinling University, Pyongyang Presbyterian Theological Seminary |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 여운형 |
| Hanja | 呂運亨 |
| RR | Yeo Unhyeong |
| MR | Yŏ Unhyŏng |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 몽양 |
| Hanja | 夢陽 |
| RR | Mongyang |
| MR | Mongyang |
Lyuh Woon-hyung (Korean: 여운형; Hanja: 呂運亨; 25 May 1886 – 19 July 1947), also known by his art name Mongyang (몽양; 夢陽), was a Korean independence activist and reunification activist.
Lyuh was a prominent figure in the Korean Provisional Government (KPG) and participated in the creation of the February 8 Declaration of Independence during the Japanese colonial period. He is rare among politicians in modern Korean history for being revered in both South and North Korea.