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Yi Cheol-seung
South Korean politician (1922–2016)
Yi Cheol-seung (Korean: 이철승; May 15, 1922 – February 27, 2016) was a South Korean politician who served in the National Assembly for seven terms.
Lee was an advocate for the Korean independence movement, democracy, anti-communism, anti-military rule, and non-governmental organizations.[1] After Korea was liberated from Japanese colonial rule in 1945, Lee led a student union that opposed the trusteeship of Korea under the United States and Soviet Union. He eventually entered politics in 1954 after winning a parliamentary seat.[2]
Lee and his two political rivals, former Presidents Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung, were famous for their political competition and the establishment and development of democracy in South Korea.[3] He was given buried in the Seoul National Cemetery on March 2, 2016, where former South Korean presidents are also buried.