


Chung Il-kwon
Surname | Chung |
Given Name | Il-kwon |
Born | 21 Nov 1917 |
Died | 17 Jan 1994 |
Country | Korea, Japan |
Category | Military-Ground |
Gender | Male |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseChung Il-kwon (Revised Romanization: Jeong Il-gwon) was born in Primorsky Krai, Russia to ethnic Korean parents. He grew up in Japanese-occupied Korea and was given the Japanese name of Ikken Nakashima. He graduated from the Tokyo Military Academy in Japan in 1940 and served with the Japanese Army in China. Toward the end of the war, he defected and joined the Chinese Nationalist Army. He returned to Korea in the late 1940s and saw action leading troops during the Battle of Incheon in 1950. He retired at the rank of general in 1957. Entering the diplomatic service, he was made the South Korean ambassador to Turkey in 1957, South Korean ambassador to the United States in 1960, and then the Foreign Minister in 1963. Between 1964 and 1970, he was elected the Prime Minister of South Korea. He passed away in Hawaii, United States in 1994.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia
Last Major Revision: Apr 2014
Photographs
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Chung Il-kwon Timeline
21 Nov 1917 | Chung Il-kwon was born in Primorsky Krai, Russia. |
17 Jan 1994 | Chung Il-kwon passed away in Hawaii, United States. |
Você gostou deste artigo ou achou este artigo útil? Se sim, considere nos apoiar no Patreon. Qualquer valor já vai ajudar! Obrigado. Por favor, ajude-nos a divulgar o site: Fique atualizado com WW2DB: |

- » US State Lawmaker John Winter Caught Using Racial Slur "Jap" and Apologized (11 Jun 2025)
- » Köln/Cologne Evacuated After Discovery of WW2 Bombs (4 Jun 2025)
- » US Women's Army Corps "Six Triple Eight" Awarded with Congressional Gold Medal (30 Apr 2025)
- » Race, Holocaust, and African-American WW2 Histories Removed from the US Naval Academy Library (7 Apr 2025)
- » US Government Plans to Purge WW2 Information (17 Mar 2025)
- » Ver todas as notícias
- » 1,177 biografias
- » 337 eventos
- » 44,933 entradas na linha do tempo
- » 1,245 navios
- » 350 modelos de aeronaves
- » 207 modelos de veículos
- » 376 modelos de armas
- » 123 documentos históricos
- » 261 instalações
- » 470 eventos
- » 28,476 fotos
- » 365 mapas
Winston Churchill, on the RAF

Por favor, considere nos apoiar no Patreon. Mesmo R$1 por mês já faz uma grande diferença. Obrigado!

Ou, por favor, nos apoie adquirindo alguns produtos do WW2DB na TeeSpring. Obrigado!