Dae-jung, Kim b. January 6, 1924 d. August 18, 2009 South Korean President. Born in Mokpo, he gave his birthdate as December 3, 1925 to escape Japanese World War II conscription. He graduated from Mokpo Commercial High School in 1943, afterwards working as a clerk in a shipping company, of which he soon became owner. He won a seat in the national legislature in 1961, but within days a coup dissolved it. When he was elected again in 1963, he became a leader of South Korea's Democratic Party. In 1968 President Park Chung Hee sought laws that would...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Seoul National Cemetery, Seoul, Seoul Special City, South Korea
Le Gendre, Gen. Charles William b. August 26, 1830 d. September 1, 1899 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, Diplomat, Author. Born in France, he moved to the United States and became a naturalized American citizen in the 1850s. He was commissioned a major of the 51st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1861 and participated in several battles during the Civil War, eventually attaining the rank of Colonel, and was badly wounded during the Battle of the Wilderness on May 9, 1864. He lost part of his nose and his left eye. While hospitalized in Annapolis...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Mick) Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery, Seoul, Seoul Special City, South Korea
Park, Gen. Chung Hee b. September 30, 1917 d. October 26, 1979 President of the Republic of Korea, Military Leader. He first trained as a teacher at the Daegu Teacher's Gymnasium and after graduation, went on to teach in Mungyeong. He then entered the Manchukuo Imperial (Japanese) Army Academy in April 1940, and in 1942 he was selected for officer training at the Army Staff College in Japan. He would go on to serve in both the Japanese and the newly formed South Korean army, but was expelled in 1948 after it was discovered that he had participated in a...[Read More] (Bio by: Stevan Rich) Seoul National Cemetery, Seoul, Seoul Special City, South Korea GPS coordinates: 37.4951134, 126.9663544 (hddd.dddd)
Rhee, Syngman b. February 27, 1875 d. July 19, 1965 South Korean President. In 1919 he was elected president of the Korean Provisional Government in exile, a post he held for 20 years. In 1945 he returned to Korea, now divided into Soviet and United States zones of occupation, and in 1948 was elected president of the newly founded South Korean republic. He led a feeble state, beset by economic problems, army mutiny, government infighting and, most of all, a bitter rivalry with North Korea. On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops, aided by the...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Lander) Seoul National Cemetery, Seoul, Seoul Special City, South Korea
b. January 6, 1924 d. August 18, 2009