Paek Nak-chun

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Paek Nak-chun
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Acting President of South Korea
President of the House of Councillors
Personal details
Born
용재(庸齋)

(1895-03-09)March 9, 1895
Gwansam-ri, Gwanju-myeon, Chongju-gun, Pyongan Province, Korea
(now North Pyongan Province, North Korea)
DiedJanuary 13, 1985(1985-01-13) (aged 89)
Seoul, South Korea
Resting placeSeoul National Cemetery
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBaek Nakjun
McCune–ReischauerPaek Nakchun
Pen name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYongjae
McCune–ReischauerYongjae

Paek Nak-chun (Korean백낙준; Hanja白樂濬; March 9, 1895 – January 13, 1985) was a South Korean politician, who was an acting president for a brief time during the Second Korean Republic. Paek was also known by his English name, "George Paik" and his nickname, "Yongjae" (용재; ; ).

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Paek was born on March 9, 1895, and was the second son among six children.

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