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Kim Kyu-sik

Kim Kyu-sik

Korean politician (1881–1950)

South Korea
Born Jan 29, 1881 (145)
Birth Place Dongnae District
Nationality South Korea
Died 1950-12-10
About
Kim Kyu-sik, also spelled Kimm Kiusic, was a Korean politician and academic during the Korean independence movement and a leader of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. Kim served in various roles in the provisional government, including as foreign minister, ambassador, education minister and finally as the vice president from 1940 until the provisional government's dissolution on March 3, 1947. Kim's art names included Usa (μš°μ‚¬), Kummun (금문), Kimsong (κΉ€μ„±), and Chukchok (죽적).