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Lee Ki-poong

Second man of the Liberal Party regime and Speaker of the National Assembly, declared vice president in the rigged election of 15 March 1960; he and his family died after the April Revolution

After liberation he served as Syngman Rhee's secretary, then as Mayor of Seoul and Minister of National Defence, becoming a central figure of the Liberal Party. He became Speaker of the National Assembly in 1954 but lost the 1956 vice-presidential race to Chang Myon of the Democratic Party. Declared vice president through the rigged election of 15 March 1960, he stepped down during the April Revolution, and on 28 April he and his family died by the gun of his eldest son Lee Kang-seok, who had been adopted by Rhee.

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    1960Rigged Election of 15 Marchrelated figure

    A large-scale rigged election to make Lee Ki-poong vice president set off protests in Masan.

  2. 1960April Revolutionrelated figure

    Protests by students and citizens against the rigged election of 15 March 1960 peaked on 19 April and brought down the Syngman Rhee government.

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    From Hanseong Baekje to the June Democratic Struggle — the Han River land every kingdom fought for, and Joseon’s capital for five centuries