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Chang Myon

1899 - 1966

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Chang Myon (Korean: 장면; August 28, 1899 – June 4, 1966) was a South Korean statesman, educator, diplomat, journalist and social activist as well as a Roman Catholic youth activist. He was the only prime minister of the parliamentary Second Republic. In addition, during the First Republic he was the fourth and last vice president of South Korea. His art name was Unseok (운석). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chang Myon is the 2,688th most popular politician (up from 3,488th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 57th in 2019) and the 40th most popular South Korean Politician.

In the early 1900s, Mao Zedong led the Communist Party of China in a civil war against the Nationalist Party of China, and eventually became the leader of the country. He implemented a series of economic and social reforms known as the Great Leap Forward, which caused a famine that killed millions of people.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chang Myon ranks 2,688 out of 19,576. Before him are Gustav Bauer, James Francis Edward Stuart, Michael Bloomberg, Richard Baer, Nur Muhammad Taraki, and Yazdegerd I. After him are Myeongjong of Joseon, Viktor Zubkov, Julia Drusilla, Nancy Pelosi, Yanis Varoufakis, and François Darlan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Chang Myon ranks 34. Before him are Gustav Heinemann, Duke Ellington, Bertil Ohlin, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, George Cukor, and Fritz Albert Lipmann. After him are Cevdet Sunay, Alfred Schütz, Ferhat Abbas, Erwin Bowien, Gloria Swanson, and John Hasbrouck Van Vleck. Among people deceased in 1966, Chang Myon ranks 25. Before him are L. E. J. Brouwer, Montgomery Clift, Chester W. Nimitz, Dietrich von Choltitz, Vincent Auriol, and Guillermo Stábile. After him are Paul Reynaud, Célestin Freinet, Albert Göring, Abdul Salam Arif, Wäinö Aaltonen, and Rolf Maximilian Sievert.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Chang Myon ranks 49 out of 1,128. Before him are Pak Hon-yong (1900), Dangun (-333), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Psy (1977), Bong Joon-ho (1969), and Cha Bum-kun (1953). After him are Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), Crown Prince Sado (1735), Hyejong of Goryeo (912), Heonjong of Joseon (1827), Jang-geum (1550), and Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Chang Myon ranks 40. Before him are Injong of Joseon (1515), Danjong of Joseon (1441), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Pak Hon-yong (1900), Dangun (-333), and Hyojong of Joseon (1619). After him are Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), Crown Prince Sado (1735), Hyejong of Goryeo (912), Heonjong of Joseon (1827), Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), and Kim Jae-gyu (1926).

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