Yuk Young-soo
Yuk Young-soo | |
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First Lady of South Korea | |
In role 24 March 1962 – 15 August 1974 Acting until 17 December 1963 | |
President | Park Chung Hee |
Preceded by | Gong Deok-gwi |
Succeeded by | Park Geun-hye (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Okcheon County, Chūseihoku-dō (North Chungcheong Province), Korea, Empire of Japan | 29 November 1925
Died | 15 August 1974 Seoul, South Korea | (aged 48)
Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
Resting place | Seoul National Cemetery |
Spouse | |
Children | Park Geun-hye Park Geun-ryoung Park Ji-man |
Education | Baehwa Women's High School |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 육영수 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yuk Yeong-su |
McCune–Reischauer | Yuk Yŏngsu |
Yuk Young-soo (Korean: 육영수; Korean pronunciation: [juɡjʌŋsʰu]; 29 November 1925 – 15 August 1974) was the wife of the 3rd South Korean president Park Chung Hee and the mother of the 11th South Korean president Park Geun-hye. She was killed in 1974 during an attempted assassination of her husband.
Early life
Yuk was born in Okcheon County, North Chungcheong Province, Korea in 1925, the second of three daughters of a prosperous self-made landlord. She graduated from Baehwa High School for Girls (presently known as Paihwa Girls' High School). In August 1950 she met Park Chung Hee through a relative who was serving under Park.[1] On 12 December 1950 she married Park Chung Hee. While her mother supported her choice of husband, Yuk's father was against the match, so she married without his blessing.[2]
First Lady
When Park Chung Hee was in the mission as the chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, Yuk Young-soo's main interest was handling civil complaints. Jeong Jae-hoon, a disciple and secretary of the First Lady's Office for six years, recalled:[3]
"We have conversations with as many people as possible to collect public opinion on the streets, and dozens of complaints a day are left with instructions. I made them run."
Yuk Young-soo always made a simple impression on people regarding
She was also close to the people, and visited patients suffering from
She also did not hesitate to try to influence her husband, especially in 1963, when, to resolve tensions with the
Death
At 10:23 a.m., 15 August 1974,
The assassination occurred at the Seoul
Yuk was rushed to the
Aftermath
Yuk was buried in a state funeral on 19 August 1974.[12] Yuk Young-soo is buried next to her husband at the Seoul National Cemetery. Park composed the following poem the day after Yuk's state funeral.[13]
Like a Long Magnolia Blossom Bending to the Wind
Under heavy silence
Of a house in mourning
Only the cry of cicadas
Maam, maam, maam
Seem to long for you who is now gone
Under the August sun
The Indian Lilacs turn crimson
As if trying to heal the wounds of the mind
My wife has departed alone
Only I am left
Like a lone magnolia blossom bending to the wind
Where can I appeal
The sadness of a broken heart
Park Geun-hye then became the First Lady of South Korea, after returning urgently from her studies in France at the Joseph Fourier University. She held this position for five years, until her father's assassination in 1979.[14][15] Yuk Young-soo remains in the eyes of the South Korean people as the most appreciated First Lady, the image of a wise and temperate woman. On her 42nd death anniversary, a concert was organized in her memory in Seoul.[16][17]
Honours
- South Korea:
- Honorary Recipient of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa (1967)
- Malaysia:
- Honorary Recipient of the Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm (1965)
Personal life
Yuk Young-soo and Park Chung Hee had three children: daughters Park Geun-hye, the 11th president of South Korea, as well as Park Geun-ryoung and a son Park Ji-man.
Yuk Young-soo was a devout Buddhist and a devotee of Doseonsa in Seoul.[18]
See also
References
- ^ Keon, who was at the time a lieutenant colonel in the South Korean military. Page 195.
- ^ Jager. Page 415.
- ^ Jeongja Lee (16 February 2007). "한국의 대표 영부인 육영수". womennews.co.kr. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ Jeongja Lee (16 February 2007). "한국의 대표 영부인 육영수". womennews.co.kr. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ Jeongja Lee (16 February 2007). "한국의 대표 영부인 육영수". womennews.co.kr. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ Ju-min Park (29 August 2012). "Slain dictator's daughter turns to mother's legacy in bid to lead South Korea". reuters.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ Keon. Page 199.
- ^ Jager. Page 415.
- ^ Oberdorfer. Page 53.
- ^ Keon. Page 199.
- ^ Keon. Page 199.
- ^ Keon. Page 192.
- ^ Jager. Page 414.
- ^ Chico Harlan. "South Korea's new leader, Park Geun-hye, Was Pushed onto political course by tragedy". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ Sébastien Falletti (November 2013). "Park Geun-hye, une héritière coréenne au destin shakespearien". lefigaro.fr. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Park tries to invoke image of her mother". The Korea Herald. 19 August 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Musical concert in memory of the late First Lady Yuk Young-soo held in Seoul on Aug. 15". eseoulpost.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-57958-090-2.
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-1-84668-067-0.
- Keon, Michael (1977). Korean Phoenix: A Nation from the Ashes (Hardback). Prentice-Hall International. ISBN 978-013-516823-3.
- Oberdorfer, Don (1997). The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History. Reading: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 978-0-20140-927-7.
External links
- Young Soo Yuk Park, First Lady of South Korea at Find a Grave