Ahn Sang-yeong
Ahn Sang-yeong | |
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| Mayor of Busan | |
| In office May 20, 1988 – December 27, 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Kang Tae-hong |
| Succeeded by | Kim Young-hwan |
| In office July 1, 1998 – October 24, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Moon Jung-soo |
| Succeeded by | Hur Nam-sik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1938 Gwangyang County, Zenranan-dō (South Jeolla Province), Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | February 4, 2004 (aged 65) Busan, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 안상영 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | An Sang-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | An Sangyŏng |
Ahn Sang-yeong (Korean: 안상영; Hanja: 安相英; RR: An Sang-yeong; November 18, 1938 – February 4, 2004) was the 25th, 31st, and 32nd mayor of Busan, South Korea.[1]
Ahn was educated at Busan High School, and graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1963.[citation needed]
Ahn was implicated in a bribery scandal involving the Jinheung company, and killed himself on February 4, 2004.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Former Mayors of Busan". busan.go.kr. Busan Metropolitan Council. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ Kwon, Kyeong-bok (February 4, 2004). "Busan Mayor's Suicide Called 'Political Terror'". The Chosun Ilbo. The Chosun Ilbo Co. Retrieved 11 April 2012.