Yun Posun

President of South Korea

August 26, 1897 Sinhang-ri, Dunpo-myeon, Asan County, South Chungcheong, Joseon

July 18, 1990(1990-07-18) (92) Anguk-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea

August 13, 1960 – March 24, 1962

President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962 In this Korean name, the family name is Yun. Gakha Yun Posun윤보선 尹潽善 Official Portrait2nd President of South KoreaIn office August 13, 1960 – March 24, 1962Prime Minister Ho Chong Chang Myon Song Yo-chanPreceded by Rhee SyngmanSucceeded by Park Chung-hee2nd Mayor of SeoulIn office December 15, 1948 – June 5, 1949Preceded by Kim Hyong-minSucceeded by Lee Ki-poong Personal detailsBorn(1897-08-26 ) August 26, 1897 Sinhang-ri, Dunpo-myeon, Asan County, South Chungcheong, Joseon (present day South Korea)DiedJuly 18, 1990(1990-07-18) (aged 92) Anguk-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South KoreaResting placeYun Family CemeteryPolitical partyDemocratic (1955) → New Democratic (1967) (Liberalism in South Korea)Spouse(s)Lady Min (1910s–1937), Gong Deok-gwi (1948–1990)Children4Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh (BA, MA)ReligionChristianitySignatureKorean nameHangul윤보선 Hanja尹潽善 Revised RomanizationYun BoseonMcCune–ReischauerYun PosŏnPen nameHangul해위 Hanja海葦 Revised RomanizationHaewiMcCune–ReischauerHaewiCourtesy nameHangul경천 Hanja敬天 Revised RomanizationGyeongcheonMcCune–ReischauerKyŏngch'ŏn Yun Posun (Korean: 윤보선 ; Hanja: 尹潽善 ; Korean pronunciation:  or ; August 26, 1897 – July 18, 1990) was a South Korean politician and activist, who served as President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962 before being replaced by Park Chung-hee as a result of the May 16 coup in 1961. Having entered politics after World War II, Yun served as Secretary to Korea's Chief of Staff in 1947; and was Mayor of Seoul in 1948. He served as Commerce Minister for the newly liberated Korea from 1949 to 1950. In 1955 Yun helped establish the South Korean Democratic Party.