Chough Pyung-ok
| Chough Pyung-ok | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 21, 1894 Cheonan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Joseon Dynasty |
| Died |
February 15, 1960 (aged 65) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | No Jeong-myeon 노정면 (盧禎冕) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조병옥 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 趙炳玉 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Byeong-ok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Byŏngok |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 유석 |
| Hanja | 維石 |
| Revised Romanization | Yuseok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yusŏk |
Chough Pyung-ok (also Cho Pyung-ok or Cho Byeong-ok; 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.
Works
- 나의 회고록 [My memoir]. 民敎社 [Mungyosa]. 1959.
- 민주주의와 나 [Democracy and I]. 永信文化社 [Yeongsun Munhwasa]. 1959.
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