Chough Pyung-ok

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Chough Pyung-ok
Personal details
Born	(1894-05-21)May 21, 1894 Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, Joseon
Died	February 15, 1960(1960-02-15) (aged 65) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
Cause of death	Stomach Cancer
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	No Jeong-myeon (노정면; 盧禎冕)
Korean name
Hangul	조병옥
Hanja	趙炳玉
RR	Jo Byeongok
MR	Cho Pyŏngok
Art name
Hangul	유석
Hanja	維石
RR	Yuseok
MR	Yusŏk

Chough Pyung-ok^[a] (Korean: 조병옥; 1894 – 1960) was a South Korean politician. He ran against incumbent president Syngman Rhee in the 1960 presidential election but died on February 15, one month before the election on March 15. Rhee received 90% of the vote. He was the first Director of the Korean National Police from 1945 to 1949 and Minister of Home Affairs during the early stages of the Korean War.
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