Chang Myon Prime minister

Chang Myon (hangul:장면; hanja:張勉; August 28, 1899 – June 4, 1966) was a South Korean politician, educator, diplomat, journalist and social activist as well as a Roman Catholic youth activist. He was the fourth and last Vice President of the First Republic and the Prime Minister of the Second Republic. Nicknamed Unseok (운석, 雲石) or Chitae (지태, 志兌) his English name was John Myon Chang and Catholic name was Johan.Under Japanese rule, Chang worked as a teacher; from 1919 to 1921 at Yongsan Youth Catholic Theology School and from 1931-1936 at Dongsung Commerce High School. From 1937 to 1944, he was principal of the Hyehwa-dong Catholic Church Hyehwa Kindergarten then between 1936 and December 1945 principal of Dongsung Commerce High School. From 1939 to 1942 he was also principal of Gyesong elementary school.Between 1948 and 1949 he was the South Korean delegate to the UN General Assembly and appointed the first Republic of Korea Ambassador to the USA. In 1950 he successfully appealed to the United States and the UN to send troops to assist in the Korean War. In 1951 he was appointed Prime Minister of South Korea. From 1956 to 1960 he was vice president, and from 1960 to 1961 the 7th prime minister.When Syngman Rhee's government was ousted by a student-led pro-democracy uprising, he was elected Prime Minister of the Second Republic in 1960. After the country adopted a parliamentary system in response to Rhee's abuse of presidential power Chang became head of government and de facto chief executive. Chang Myon's government ended when Park Chung-hee led a successful coup, which marked the end of the Second Republic and the nation’s brief experimentation with the cabinet form of government.