Lee Ki-poong

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Lee Ki-poong
이기붕
Lee in 1954
3rd and 4th Mayor of Seoul
In office 6 June 1949 – 8 May 1951
Preceded by	Yun Bo-seon
Succeeded by	Kim Taeson
Minister of National Defense
In office 7 May 1951 – 29 March 1952
President	Syngman Rhee
Preceded by	Shin Song-mo
Succeeded by	Shin Tae-young
Personal details
Born	(1896-12-20)December 20, 1896 Goesan County, North Chungcheong Province, Joseon
Died	April 28, 1960(1960-04-28) (aged 63) Seoul, South Korea

Lee Ki-poong (20 December 1896 – 28 April 1960) was a South Korean politician and Vice President elect. He was the Minister of National Defense (May 7, 1951 – March 29, 1952) and Mayor of Seoul (June 6, 1949 – May 8, 1951). He was the leader of Liberal Party and supporter of Syngman Rhee (as a President). By the 1954 election, Lee became the most prominent member of the Liberal Party.^[1] The Liberal Party held power from 1948 to 1960.

On March 15, 1960, South Korea held a presidential election. The Liberal Party, which included Syngman Rhee and Lee Ki-poong, won by a very wide margin and was accused of electoral fraud. As a result, the April Revolution took place in April 1960. President Rhee resigned on April 26, 1960. Lee Ki-poong's family also resigned.

On April 28, 1960, in an annex of Rhee's mansion, Lee Ki-poong's first son, Lee Kang-seok (1937 – April 28, 1960) shot Lee Ki-poong and his family and then killed himself in a murder–suicide.^[2][3]