Chough Pyung-ok

[1] In September 1945, following the end of the Japanese occupation, he was one of the founding members of the conservative Korean Democratic Party (KDP).[4] In some quarters of the American Military Government there was dislike for his harsh methods against Korean communists, but he was otherwise deemed to be capable.With the ROK now embroiled in a conflict with North Korea, following the latter's invasion of the south, he worked to boost the numbers and provisions of the KNP.Much of the KNP's work involved dealing with North Korean infiltrators that were moving to the south, hidden amongst refugees.[1] He continued to be critical of Rhee, particularly at time of the latter's unilateral decision in mid-1953 to release North Korean prisoners of war during the armistice talks at Panmunjom.
Korean nameChoughCheonanSouth Chungcheong ProvinceJoseonWalter Reed Army Medical CenterWashington, DCUnited StatesStomach CancerDemocratic PartyHangulRevised RomanizationMcCune–ReischauerArt nameKoreanSyngman Rhee1960 presidential electionKorean National PoliceKorean WarChungcheongnam-doKingstonPennsylvaniaColumbia UniversityNew YorkBachelor of ArtsDoctorateKorean Democratic PartyRepublic of KoreaUnited NationsGeochang massacrearmistice talksPanmunjomKim Mu-saeng1st RepublicThe Hankyoreh