Yi Sangnyong

Yi Sangnyong
이상룡
李相龍
3rd President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
In office
September, 1925  January, 1926
Preceded byPark Eunsik
Succeeded byYang Gi-tak
Personal details
Born(1858-11-24)November 24, 1858
Andong, Gyeongsang-do, Joseon
DiedJune 15, 1932(1932-06-15) (aged 73)
Jilin, Manchuria
NationalityKorean
Korean name
Hangul
이상룡
Hanja
李相龍
Revised RomanizationI Sangryong
McCune–ReischauerI Sangnyong

Yi Sangnyong (Korean: 이상룡; Hanja: 李相龍; November 24, 1858 – June 15, 1932) was a Korean Liberation activist, serving as the third president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea from 1925 to 1926. Yi Sangnyong, along with Yi Si-yeong and Yi Dong-nyung, started the Military School of the New Rising (Sinheung Mugwan Hakkyo 신흥무관학교) in 1911. He participated in Korean independence movement