About Byeon Yeong-tae
Lived 1892 – 1969 (aged 76). Byeon Yeong-tae was a South Korean politician.
Pyone Young-tae or Byeon Yeong-tae (; December 15, 1892 – March 10, 1969) was a South Korean politician who served as the fifth prime minister of South Korea from June to November 1954 and as the minister of foreign affairs from 1951 to 1955.
As minister of foreign affairs, Pyone signed the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and South Korea on August 8, 1953. Pyone served as prime minister for the first Republic of Korea for five months before the position was abolished on November 28, 1954. The position was restored in 1960 under the second Republic of Korea.
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Who was Byeon Yeong-tae?
South Korean politician (1892-1969)
When was Byeon Yeong-tae born?
Byeon Yeong-tae was born on 15 December 1892 in Bucheon.
When did Byeon Yeong-tae die?
Byeon Yeong-tae died on 10 March 1969 in Seoul.
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Byeon Yeong-tae was a politician.
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Byeon Yeong-tae was South Korean.
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