Park Eunsik (September 30, 1859 - November 1, 1925) was a Korean historian and the second

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

of the

Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea The Korean Provisional Government (KPG), formally the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, was a partially recognized Korean government-in-exile based in Shanghai, China, and later in Chongqing, during the period of Japanese c ...

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during part of 1925. Soon after the impeachment of

Syngman Rhee Syngman Rhee (, ; 26 March 1875 – 19 July 1965) was a South Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960. Rhee was also the first and last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Ko ...

from the presidency, Park was elected the president, but he soon died from illness while in office. Park was succeeded by

Yi Sang-ryong Yi Sang-ryong (November 24, 1859 – June 15, 1932) was a Korean Liberation activist, serving as the third president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea from 1925 to 1926. Yi Sang-ryong, along with Yi Si-yeong and Yi Dong-nyun ...

as the president.

Bibliography

*''Neo-Confucianism Reformation Argument'' (''Yugyo gusinnon''; . *''Painful History of Korea'' (''Hanguk tongsa''; , 1919). *''The Bloody History of the

Korean Independence Movement The Korean independence movement was a military and diplomatic campaign to achieve the independence of Korea from Japan. After the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910, Korea's domestic resistance peaked in the March 1st Movement of 1919, which ...

'' (''Hanguk dongnip undong ji hyeolsa''; , 1920)

References

Korean politicians 1859 births 1925 deaths Korean independence activists {{Korea-politician-stub