Chough Pyung-ok
Chough Pyung-ok | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1894 |
| Died | 15 February 1960 (aged 65) |
| Cause of death | Stomach Cancer |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | No Jeong-myeon (노정면; 盧禎冕) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조병옥 |
| Hanja | 趙炳玉 |
| RR | Jo Byeongok |
| MR | Cho Pyŏngok |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 유석 |
| Hanja | 維石 |
| RR | Yuseok |
| MR | Yusŏk |
Chough Pyung-ok (Korean: 조병옥; 21 May 1894 – 15 February 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.