Paik Sun-yup
Paik Sun-yup 백선엽 白善燁 | |
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1951 Military portrait of General Baik Seon-yup | |
| Born | November 23, 1920 Chinnanpo-gun, Heian'nan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Nampo, South Pyongan Province, North Korea) |
| Died | July 10, 2020 (aged 99) Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan South Korea |
| Branch | Manchukuo Imperial Army Korean Constabulary Republic of Korea Army |
| Years of service | 1944-1945 1945-1946 1946-1960 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant First Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 5th Infantry Regiment 5th Infantry Division 1st Infantry Division I Corps II Corps Republic of Korea Army Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 백선엽 |
| Hanja | 白善燁 |
| RR | Baek Seonyeop |
| MR | Paek Sŏnyŏp |
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Paik Sun-yup (Korean: 백선엽; Hanja: 白善燁; November 23, 1920 – July 10, 2020) was a Republic of Korea Army four-star general who became the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1959 to 1960. Paik is best known for his service during the Korean War, becoming the first four-star general in the history of the South Korean military, and for his service as a diplomat and statesman for South Korea.